How to pronounce ying xiang (影响) in Chinese
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影响
yǐng xiǎng
Characters & meanings
shadow; film
echo; sound
Common mistake
Written 3-3, spoken 2-3: yǐng rises before xiǎng. Both end in -ng — keep the back-nasal endings while managing the sandhi.
Tone change in this word
Third-tone sandhi: yǐng + xiǎng is pronounced yíng xiǎng — the first syllable becomes rising.
Example sentence
手机影响我的学习。
Shǒujī yǐngxiǎng wǒ de xuéxí.
My phone affects my studying.
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