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What a waste!
How to pronounce 浪费
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
làng浪fèi费
to waste; to squander
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
làngFourth tonefèiFourth tone
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so we don't waste it.
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You're wasting water.
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Waste not a single grain of rice!
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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.