How to pronounce shi in Chinese
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shi
shi in every tone
师
shīT1
teacher / master
十
shíT2
ten
史
shǐT3
history
是
shìT4
to be / yes
How to say it
Curl your tongue back for sh- — if your "shi" sounds like "si", you are flattening it.
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