。
Now I am free.
How to pronounce 从此
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cóng从cǐ此
from now on; since then
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
cóngSecond tonecǐThird tone
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From then on, this family
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。
She has remained abroad ever since.
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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.