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I only found out yesterday.
How to pronounce 才
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cái才
only then; not until
HSK 3
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cáiSecond tone
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，，
At this moment, Xiao Hua suddenly remembered that she hadn't completed the task assigned by her boss! This is not good...
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cái才
only then; just
HSK 5
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cáiSecond tone
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，，
At this moment, Xiao Hua suddenly remembered that she hadn't completed the task assigned by her boss! This is not good...
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
！
It's correct now!
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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.