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Our conversation always ends in a quarrel.
How to pronounce 以
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǐ以
with; in order to
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
yǐThird tone
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，。
The way I see it, he is right.
。
He works hard in order to earn more money.
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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.