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Pinyin · diao
How to pronounce “diao”
diao is a Mandarin syllable. Listen to its tones, learn how each sound is made, then say it into your microphone to check your pronunciation.
The tones of diao
Sound by sound
Initiald
like the 't' in 'stop', with no puff of air.
Finaliao
'yow'.
Tonesdiāo diào
Tone 1 · high and flat, held like a sung note.Tone 4 · falls sharply from high to low, like 'No!'
Words with diao
Practice diao
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