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He has a passive character.
How to pronounce 性格
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xìng性gé格
nature; disposition
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
xìngFourth tonegéSecond tone
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His personality is very indecisive
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He has a wonderful personality.
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I love your character of always thinking of others.
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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.