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He teaches me Chinese.
How to pronounce 教
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiāo教
to teach; to instruct
HSK 2
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
jiāoFirst tone
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。
I teach her to write characters.
。
I teach history.
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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.