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So, where's the problem?
How to pronounce 哪里
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nǎ哪lǐ里
where?; somewhere
HSK 1
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
nǎThird tonelǐThird tone
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Where exactly is the problem?
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？
Where is the bathroom?
？
Where is the elevator?
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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.