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The war lasted nearly ten years.
How to pronounce 将近
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiāng将jìn近
almost; nearly
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
jiāngFirst tonejìnFourth tone
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，，。
I cook this dish basically every week, so I cut nearly 6 pounds of meat.
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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
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