How to pronounce yi yang (一样) in Chinese
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一样
yī yàng
Characters & meanings
one; single
appearance; kind
Common mistake
Spoken rising + falling (2-4): yī turns rising before the fourth-tone yàng — say yíyàng; a level yī followed by a fall is textbook-only pronunciation.
Tone change in this word
一 changes tone before a fourth tone: 一样 is spoken yíyàng.
Example sentence
我们的手机一样。
Wǒmen de shǒujī yīyàng.
Our phones are the same.
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