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I don't care a bit about the future.
How to pronounce 在乎
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zài在hu乎
to mind; to care about
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
zàiFourth tonehuNeutral tone
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I care a lot about what others think of me.
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。
I don't give a damn about my CV.
？
Do we care?
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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.