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He's in charge of the department.
How to pronounce 部门
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bù部mén门
department; branch
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
bùFourth toneménSecond tone
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Assistant to the managers of two departments
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。
He is the chief of my department.
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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.