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How to pronounce 家人

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jiā家rén人family member

How to pronounce

in Mandarin Chinese

jiā家rén人

family member

HSK 1

Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice

jiāFirst tonerénSecond tone

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It might be that a family member is getting married

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I strive for my family.

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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.

Dictionary and example sources

Definitions adapt CC-CEDICT through HSK 3.0, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Definitions are shortened for study.

Examples include Lock In original sentences and the Tatoeba Project, under CC BY 2.0 France. Chinese text is normalized to simplified characters. Pinyin follows the study dictionary.