# 声调 (shēngdiào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 声调 (shēngdiào) means “tone (of a syllable)”. It was previously included at level 5 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: tone (of a syllable)
- Pinyin: shēngdiào (sheng1 diao4)
- Traditional: 聲調
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 普通话里有四个基本的声调。
  Pǔtōnghuà lǐ yǒu sì gè jīběn de shēngdiào.
  There are four basic tones in Mandarin.

## Characters

- [声](https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-sound-voice/) (shēng): sound, voice; (measure word) for sounds
- [调](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-transfer/) (diào): to transfer; tone

https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-diao-tone/

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