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Is he graduating this year?
How to pronounce 毕业
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bì毕yè业
graduation; to graduate
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
bìFourth toneyèFourth tone
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I went to Shanghai right after I graduated from university
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
He went back to the village after he graduated.
，。
After graduation, we went our separate ways.
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A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
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.