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A group of new people joined our company.
How to pronounce 批
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
pī批
batch; group
HSK 5
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pīFirst tone
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Yang Minghua sees off his last guests
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pī批
to approve; to criticize
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
pīFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
Yang Minghua sees off his last guests
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
This batch of goods arrives tomorrow.
。
The teacher gave him a scolding.
Hear the difference
A syllable has a shape.
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.