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I am taller than he.
How to pronounce 比
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bǐ比
to compare; than
HSK 2
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
bǐThird tone
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。
He is taller than I.
。
Your grades are better than mine.
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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.