。
I didn't do it on purpose.
How to pronounce 故意
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gù故yì意
deliberately; on purpose
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
gùFourth toneyìFourth tone
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。
That wasn't my intention.
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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.