調子 [调－]

Jyutping diu6 zi2
Pinyin diào zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tune
  2. melody
  3. tuning
  4. cadence
  5. intonation
  6. (speech) tone
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, derogatory
    view; argument
    (syn.) 论调, 論調
  2. noun
    pitch (of sound or music)
    (syn.) 聲調, 音調, 腔調, 声调, 音调, 腔调
  3. noun
    mood (of an article, speech, etc.)
  4. noun
    tone (of speaking)
  5. noun
    tune; melody
    (syn.) 曲調, 曲调
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我认出了一些汤姆演奏的调子。
    我認出了一些湯姆演奏的調子。
    wǒ rèn chū le yī xiē tāng mǔ yǎn zòu de diào zi 。
    • I recognized some of the tunes that Tom played.