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Because it is there.
How to pronounce 因为
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yīn因wèi为
because; owing to
HSK 2
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yīnFirst tonewèiFourth tone
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And because there's
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。
Because it is there.
，。
Because there was traffic, I was late to the meeting.
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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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