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She could not refrain from tears.
How to pronounce 不得不
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bù不dé得bù不
cannot help but
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
bùFourth tonedéSecond tonebùFourth tone
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ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
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