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How to pronounce 新能源

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xīn新néng能yuán源new energy sources

How to pronounce

in Mandarin Chinese

xīn新néng能yuán源

new energy sources

HSK 6

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xīnFirst tonenéngSecond toneyuánSecond tone

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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.

Dictionary and example sources

Definitions adapt CC-CEDICT through HSK 3.0, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Definitions are shortened for study.

Examples include Lock In original sentences and the Tatoeba Project, under CC BY 2.0 France. Chinese text is normalized to simplified characters. Pinyin follows the study dictionary.