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Space science is still in its infancy.
How to pronounce 空间
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kōng空jiān间
space; room
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
kōngFirst tonejiānFirst tone
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but not enough room to learn.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I need more room.
。
The bed took up a lot of space.
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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.