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How to pronounce 科技

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kē科jì技science and technology

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in Mandarin Chinese

kē科jì技

science and technology

HSK 4

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kēFirst tonejìFourth tone

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America is ahead in space technology.

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What is the advantage of this technology?

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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

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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.