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How to pronounce 更加

How to pronounce

in Mandarin Chinese

gèng更jiā加

more (than sth else); even more

HSK 4

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gèngFourth tonejiāFirst tone

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This makes the flavor more intense.

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I want to be more independent.

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I need to go at it harder.

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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.

Dictionary and example sources

Definitions adapt CC-CEDICT through HSK 3.0, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Definitions are shortened for study.

Examples include Lock In original sentences and the Tatoeba Project, under CC BY 2.0 France. Chinese text is normalized to simplified characters. Pinyin follows the study dictionary.