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Let's face facts.
How to pronounce 事实
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shì事shí实
fact
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
shìFourth toneshíSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
He believes what the facts are
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
It's the truth.
。
I know the facts.
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A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
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.