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The Chinese word xiaolaoshu - 小老鼠 - xiǎolǎoshǔ
(mouse in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
xiǎolǎoshǔ
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translation
mouse
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of xiǎolǎoshǔ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 小老鼠 ( xiaolaoshu / xiǎolǎoshǔ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Chufang li you yi zhi xiao laoshu.
Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yī zhī xiǎo lǎoshǔ.– English translation: There's a little mouse in the kitchen.
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