How to pronounce shi in pinyin, tone by tone
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shi in every tone
师
shīㄕT1
teacher / master
十
shíㄕˊT2
ten
史
shǐㄕˇT3
history
是
shìㄕˋT4
to be / yes
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Curl your tongue back for sh- — if your "shi" sounds like "si", you are flattening it.
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师十史是shī shí shǐ shì
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