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I have a pair of shoes.
How to pronounce 鞋
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xié鞋
shoe
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
xiéSecond tone
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I should change my shoes. Hmm, let me find my
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I sell shoes.
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Tie your shoelaces.
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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.