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How to pronounce 说明
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shuō说míng明
to explain; to illustrate
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
shuōFirst tonemíngSecond tone
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The heavier it is, the more hard stems it has in it
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Let me explain it to you.
。
You didn't need to explain.
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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.