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中国

Zhōngguó

China

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First tone then second. The g is not an English “gwah.”

HSK 2 - 3 | The 4 Great Cuisines Explained | Chinese Daily Podcast00:00:39希望你们能做一期关于中国的四大菜系的播客。”哇！In the corpus80 clipsHear “中国”

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你好nǐ hǎohellotoneThird tone + third tone. In real speech the first often rises like a second tone.Hear it四sìfourtoneFalling tone. Stack it against 十 — English “see / shi” will not separate them.Hear it十shítentoneRising tone, different starting consonant from 四. Hear both in captions.Hear it

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美食

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HSK 3-4 | Chinese BBQ Culture: Midnight Street Food | 中国深夜烧烤 | Chinese daily podcastChinese Daily PodcastEveryday350 captionsHear it in this videoHSK 2 - 3 | The 4 Great Cuisines Explained | Chinese Daily PodcastChinese Daily PodcastEveryday282 captionsHear it in this video中国菜与八大菜系 | Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese Food | Chinese Daily PodcastChinese Daily PodcastEveryday355 captionsHear it in this video

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宝宝第一个词 - 儿歌 & 手势 & 普通话启蒙 | Baby's First Mandarin Words & Gestures & Nursery Songs宝贝中文 | Baobei Chinese515 captionsHear it in this video一起来玩颜色魔法 | Juice Shop & Color Magic - Chinese for kids宝贝中文 | Baobei Chinese356 captionsHear it in this video睡前准备 | Bedtime Routine & Potty Training - Chinese Educational Video for Kids宝贝中文 | Baobei Chinese464 captionsHear it in this video

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Four versus ten — tone and the starting consonant do the work.

四sìfourHear it
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十shítenHear it

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中国

Zhōngguó

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