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单调 dāndiào

单调 dāndiào Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 单调 dāndiào .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dāndiào | dan1 diao4
English translation
monotonous

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Traditional form

單調

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 单调 dāndiào

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Shàn

Explanation

Simplified form of dān . Pictograph of a hunting or military trap constructed from two rocks and a net. The current meaning "single" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

ha

Number of Strokes

8
diào

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of 調 diào . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and Zhōu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Zhōu

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠周

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 单调 dāndiào

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xiě le 一组非常 fēicháng 单调枯燥 de 曲子 qǔzi

He has written a batch of very samey tunes.

听到 tīng dào 楼梯 lóu tī shǎng 传来 chuán lái 牧师 mù shī 熟悉 shúxī de 单调 dāndiào 脚步声

She heard the priest's familiar, flat footfall on the staircase.

我们 wǒmen gāi 怎么办 zěn me bàn ?”米尔顿 Mǐ ěr dùn yòu yòng 平板 píng bǎn ér 单调 dāndiào de 声音 shēngyīn 问道 wèn dào

"What shall we do?" Milton said again in a toneless voice.

单调 dāndiào Decomposition

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单调 dāndiào Compounds

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