。
I am a man.
How to pronounce 男人
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nán男rén人
a man; a male
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
nánSecond tonerénSecond tone
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I think this man
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。
We are men.
，。
The woman observes and the man thinks.
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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.