How to pronounce wan shang (晚上) in Chinese

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晚上

wǎn shang

Characters & meanings

晚

wǎnT3

evening; late

上

shangT0

used in 上声

Common mistake

Low + neutral (3-0): sink on wǎn, then flick shang off short — the same pattern as zǎoshang; only the first syllable tells morning from evening.

Tone change in this word

上 is neutral in 晚上 and 早上, though full shàng as a verb (上班, 上课).

Example sentence

晚上见！

Wǎnshang jiàn!

See you tonight!

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上午shàng wǔ 早上zǎo shang 上班shàng bān

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