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I had intended to go there.
How to pronounce 打算
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dǎ打suàn算
to plan; to intend
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
dǎThird tonesuànFourth tone
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I plan to enroll at a gym.
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I am going to write about our parks and mountains.
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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.