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Pinyin · te
How to pronounce “te”
te 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 te
Sound by sound
Initialt
like the 't' in 'top', with a strong puff.
Finale
an 'uh' from the throat, as in 'duh', lips unrounded. Not 'eh'!
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Tone 2 · rising, like a surprised 'huh?'Tone 4 · falls sharply from high to low, like 'No!'
Words with te
Practice te
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