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She is wearing a white shirt.
How to pronounce 衬衫
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chèn衬shān衫
shirt; blouse
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
chènFourth toneshānFirst tone
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changed into a clean white shirt
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It got cold, so he pulled a sweater on over his shirt.
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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.