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My hair is long.
How to pronounce 头发
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tóu头fa发
hair (on the head)
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
tóuSecond tonefaNeutral tone
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He has long hair.
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She patted her hair into place.
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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.