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Usages of shēngdiào
她 觉得 中文 的 语音 很 有意思， 但是 声调 有点儿 难。Tā juéde zhōngwén de yǔyīn hěn yǒuyìsi, dànshì shēngdiào yǒudiǎnr nán.
She thinks Chinese pronunciation is very interesting, but the tones are a bit hard.
你 说 中文 的 时候， 声调 很 重要。nǐ shuō zhōngwén de shíhou, shēngdiào hěn zhòngyào.
When you speak Chinese, tones are very important.
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