。
I have a daughter.
How to pronounce 女儿
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nǚ女ér儿
daughter
HSK 1
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
nǚThird toneérSecond tone
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When his daughter was born,
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？
How old is your daughter?
。
Her daughter is five years old.
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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.