"Intonation" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yǔ diào intonation / tone of voice / CL:個|个[ge4]
 diào zi tune / melody / tuning / cadence / intonation / (speech) tone
 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)
 fā shēng fǎ intonation
 qiāng zi thoracic cavity / intonation / accent
 yùn diào rhyme and tone / intonation
 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face
 shēng diào to promote to a higher post / (linguistics) rising intonation / (Chinese linguistics) rising tone
 jiàng diào falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote
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