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Don't fret.
How to pronounce 担心
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dān担xīn心
anxious; worried
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
dānFirst tonexīnFirst tone
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！
Don't worry!
。
I don't worry about the risk.
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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.