How to pronounce xue sheng (学生) in Chinese

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学生

xué sheng

Characters & meanings

学
xuéT2

to study; to learn

生
shengT0

to be born; life; raw

Common mistake

Rising + neutral (2-0): climb on xué (ü + e vowel), then drop sheng lightly — same pattern as xiānsheng, different from full-toned yīshēng.

Tone change in this word

生 is neutral in 学生, though it is full shēng in words like 医生 and 生日.

Example sentence

我是学生。

Wǒ shì xuésheng.

I am a student.

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