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tone number

tone number noun: a number allocated to a syllable in various transliteration systems such as Hanyu Pinyin indicating the tone in which it is pronounced.

Noun

tone number (plural tone numbers)

  1. A number allocated to a syllable in various transliteration systems such as Hanyu Pinyin indicating the tone in which it is pronounced.
    • When we type the syllable "shi" in pinyin, we should always remember to put its tone number after it to avoid confusion.

Forms of tone number

pluraltone numbers

Questions about tone number

What does tone number mean?
Tone number means a number allocated to a syllable in various transliteration systems such as Hanyu Pinyin indicating the tone in which it is pronounced.
What part of speech is tone number?
Tone number is a noun.
What is the plural of tone number?
The plural of tone number is tone numbers.

Words near tone number in the dictionary

  1. tone mapping
  2. tone mark
  3. tone marks
  4. tone meeting
  5. tone meetings
  6. tone number
  7. tone numbers
  8. tone of voice
  9. tone painting
  10. tone paintings
  11. tone poem

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