What does 去声 mean in Chinese?

去声 (qù shēng) means "falling tone; fourth tone in modern Mandarin" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 去声?

去声 is pronounced "qù shēng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

去声 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

去声 is made up of the characters 去, 声. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 去声 using our stroke order tool.

去声

qù shēng

falling tone; fourth tone in modern Mandarin

Traditional: 去聲

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去声 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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