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My uncle runs a hotel.
How to pronounce 叔叔
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shū叔shu叔
father's younger brother
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
shūFirst toneshuNeutral tone
See it in a sentence.
。
Let your uncle think about it.
Hear the difference
A syllable has a shape.
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.