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升调

shēng diào

2-character word Traditional 升調

What 升调 means

1. to promote to a higher post
2. linguisticsrising intonation
3. (Chinese linguistics) rising tone

The characters in 升调

• 升shēngto ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter
• 调tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile; to blend

Sounds the same

Read shēng diào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 声调tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable)