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How to pronounce 课程

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kè课chéng程course; academic program

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in Mandarin Chinese

kè课chéng程

course; academic program

HSK 4

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kèFourth tonechéngSecond tone

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At the end of the course

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Classes begin next week.

。

Classes start in April.

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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

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Definitions adapt CC-CEDICT through HSK 3.0, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Definitions are shortened for study.

Examples include Lock In original sentences and the Tatoeba Project, under CC BY 2.0 France. Chinese text is normalized to simplified characters. Pinyin follows the study dictionary.