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I only found out yesterday.
How to pronounce 昨天
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zuó昨tiān天
yesterday
HSK 1
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
zuóSecond tonetiānFirst tone
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I printed three photos yesterday.
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It is less humid today than it was yesterday.
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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.