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Eggs are cheap this season.
How to pronounce 鸡蛋
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jī鸡dàn蛋
(chicken) egg; hen's egg
HSK 1
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jīFirst tonedànFourth tone
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For this dish, the eggs have to be cooked very tender. But the most challenging part is that
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Mix the rice and eggs with soy sauce.
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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.