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Let’s take your name 萨宾 for example: 萨 only has one tone, the fourth tone, sà, and 宾 only has one tone, the first tone, bīn. Most of the Chinese characters basically have just one tone. That is not always the case. Some of them can have two tones, even three tones, and we call these words polyphonic characters. For example, 行 one of its sounds is xíng, means walk, and another sound is háng, means line or row. Every character has a stable sound. If you don't know how to pronounce it, you can look at it in a dictionary. Of course, different sounds mean different words, but there are many characters that have the same sound, you can differentiate them according to different contexts. Besides, although they have the same sound, they rarely have the same tones.

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Let’s take your name 萨宾 for example:. 萨 only has one tone, the fourth tone, sà, and 宾 only has one tone, the first tone, bīn.

Most of the Chinese characters basically have just one tone.

ThatHowever, this is not always the case.

Some of them can have two tones,or even three tones, and we call these words polyphonic characters.

For example, 行 one of its sounds is xíng, means walk, and another sounthe character 行 can be read as xíng, meaning "walk," or it can be read ias háng, means ing "line" or "row."

Every character has a stableconsistent sound.

If you don't know how to pronounce it, you can look at itit up in a dictionary.

Of course, different sounds mean different words, but there are many characters that have the same sound, so you can differentiate them according to different contexts.

Alternatively: "...so you can deduce their meaning based on context."

Besides, although they have the same sound, they rarely have the same tones.

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Jack

June 6, 2021

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Thank you very much.

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June 7, 2021

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Happy to help :)

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Let’s take your name 萨宾 for example: 萨 only has one tone, the fourth tone, sà, and 宾 only has one tone, the first tone, bīn.


Let’s take your name 萨宾 for example:. 萨 only has one tone, the fourth tone, sà, and 宾 only has one tone, the first tone, bīn.

Most of the Chinese characters basically have just one tone.


Most of the Chinese characters basically have just one tone.

That is not always the case.


ThatHowever, this is not always the case.

Some of them can have two tones, even three tones, and we call these words polyphonic characters.


Some of them can have two tones,or even three tones, and we call these words polyphonic characters.

For example, 行 one of its sounds is xíng, means walk, and another sound is háng, means line or row.


For example, 行 one of its sounds is xíng, means walk, and another sounthe character 行 can be read as xíng, meaning "walk," or it can be read ias háng, means ing "line" or "row."

Every character has a stable sound.


Every character has a stableconsistent sound.

If you don't know how to pronounce it, you can look at it in a dictionary.


If you don't know how to pronounce it, you can look at itit up in a dictionary.

Of course, different sounds mean different words, but there are many characters that have the same sound, you can differentiate them according to different contexts.


Of course, different sounds mean different words, but there are many characters that have the same sound, so you can differentiate them according to different contexts.

Alternatively: "...so you can deduce their meaning based on context."

Besides, although they have the same sound, they rarely have the same tones.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

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