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I work in a factory.
How to pronounce 工厂
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gōng工chǎng厂
factory
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
gōngFirst tonechǎngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
It's like being on a factory production line
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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This factory manufactures cars.
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That factory makes toys.
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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.