。
Shake my hand.
How to pronounce 握手
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wò握shǒu手
to shake hands
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
wòFourth toneshǒuThird tone
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。
Let's shake hands.
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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.