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ID: QW0296 Intermediate
Tones are hard, even for the Chinese themselves! In this Qingwen, we explore the differences that exist between the tones that native Chinese often use for some words and their "correct" versions in the dictionary.
Sat Mar 23 2013 | Connie, John, Vera
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血
xiě
blood (often in speech: xuě; in dictionary: xuè, xiě)
下雪
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zhàopiàn
photograph (often in speech: zhāopiān; in dictionary: zhāopiàn)
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zhàopiānr
photograph (in dictionary: zhāopiānr, considered standard pronunciation)
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