How to pronounce he (喝) in Chinese
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喝
hē
Characters & meanings
喝
hēT1
to drink
和
héT2
and / with
Common mistake
The "e" here is a back, unrounded vowel (like "uh"), not English "eh". 喝 (hē) is high-flat.
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