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五声音阶

wǔ shēng yīn jiēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pentatonic scale
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3d7c871703a23644. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

五聲音階 五声音阶 [wu3 sheng1 yin1 jie1] /pentatonic scale/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 五聲音階

  • 五
    wǔ

    five / 5

  • 声
    shēng

    sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

  • 音
    yīn

    sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

  • 阶
    jiē

    rank or step / stairs

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.