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四声

sì shēng

2-character word Traditional 四聲

What 四声 means

1. the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平声, rising tone 上声, departing tone 去声 and entering tone 入声
2. the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin

The characters in 四声

• 四sìfour; 4
• 声shēngsound; voice; tone

Example sentences

• 中文是有四声的语言。
  Zhōngwén shì yǒu sìshēng de yǔyán.
  Chinese is a language that has four tones.

Words starting with 四声

• 四声杜鹃sì shēng dù juān(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)

Words containing 四声

• 第四声dì sì shēngfourth tone in Mandarin; falling tone