四、汉语的那些秘密

汉字 Chinese character

单音节 single syllable

汉语四声调 the four tones of Chinese characters

阴平 level tone

阳平 rising tone

上声 falling-rising tone

去声 falling tone

五言绝句 five-character quatrain

七言律诗 seven-character octave

八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing