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