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What was it for?
How to pronounce 为了
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wèi为le了
for; for the purpose of
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
wèiFourth toneleNeutral tone
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Actually blanching is also to make it cook faster
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？
For what purpose?
。
We were born to die.
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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
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.