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I have to go to the library.
How to pronounce 图书馆
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tú图shū书guǎn馆
library
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
túSecond toneshūFirst toneguǎnThird tone
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. He's working in the library.
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。
The library is closing.
。
The library is in the middle of the city.
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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.