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Please come in to my office.
How to pronounce 办公室
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bàn办gōng公shì室
office; business premises
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
bànFourth tonegōngFirst toneshìFourth tone
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Go directly to the office to find him
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He rushed out of the office.
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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.