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1
3
basement
3
basement
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
3
Description
This tone is low. It falls just a smidgen, and may sound creaky due to its low pitch.
Association
Association
basement
Explanation
The third, low tone is naturally associated with the lowest part of any given place: the
[3] basement
.
Found In Hanzi
bǎi
百
hundred
běi
北
north
běn
本
notebook
bǐ
比
to compare
chǎng
场
site
dǎ
打
to strike
děng
等
etc
diǎn
点
spot
gěi
给
to give
guǎn
馆
building
guǒ
果
fruit
hǎo
好
good
hěn
很
very
huǒ
火
fire
jǐ
几
several
jiě
姐
older sister
jiǔ
九
nine
kǎo
考
exam
kě
渴
thirsty
kǒu
口
mouth
lǎo
老
old age
lěng
冷
cold
lǐ
里
inside
liǎng
两
two
mǎ
马
horse
mǎi
买
to buy
mǐ
米
rice
nǎ
哪
which
nǎi
奶
milk
nǎo
脑
brain
nǐ
你
you
nǚ
女
woman
pǎo
跑
to run
qǐ
起
to begin
qǐng
请
to invite
shǎo
少
few
shǒu
手
hand
shuǐ
水
water
tǐ
体
body
wǎn
晚
late
wǎng
网
net
wǒ
我
I
wǔ
五
five
wǔ
午
noon
xǐ
洗
to wash
xǐ
喜
joy
xiǎng
想
to think
xiǎo
小
small
xiě
写
to write
yě
也
also
yǐng
影
shadow
yǒu
友
friend
yǒu
有
to possess
yǔ
雨
rain
yǔ
语
language
yuǎn
远
distant
zǎo
早
early
zěn
怎
how
zhǎo
找
to look for
zhǔn
准
standard
zǐ
子
child
zǒu
走
walk
zuǒ
左
left
bǎn
板
board
bǎo
饱
sated
bǐ
笔
pen
biǎo
表
surface
cǎo
草
grass
chǔ
楚
clear
dǎo
倒
to topple
diǎn
典
canon
dǒng
懂
to understand
duǎn
短
short
fǎ
法
method
gǎi
改
to alter
gǎn
感
to feel
gǒu
狗
dog
guǎng
广
extensive
hǎi
海
sea
hǎn
喊
to yell
jǐ
己
self
jiǎn
检
to examine
jiǎng
讲
to lecture
jiǎo
角
horn
jiǎo
饺
dumpling
jiǎo
脚
foot
jiǔ
久
long time
jiǔ
酒
alcohol
jǔ
举
to lift up
kǎ
卡
card
kě
可
can
lǐ
礼
ceremony
lǐ
理
logic
liǎn
脸
face
lǚ
旅
to travel
mǎn
满
full
niǎo
鸟
bird
nǔ
努
to toil
pǔ
普
universal
qiě
且
moreover
qǔ
取
to take
shěng
省
to economize
shǐ
使
to use
suǒ
所
place
tǎo
讨
to discuss
tiě
铁
iron
tǐng
挺
to erect
tuǐ
腿
leg
wǎn
碗
bowl
wǎng
往
toward
xiǎng
响
echo
xǔ
许
to permit
xuǎn
选
to choose
xuě
雪
snow
yǎn
眼
eye
yǎng
养
to raise
yǐ
已
already
yǐ
以
to use
yǐ
椅
chair
yǒng
永
eternity
zǎo
澡
bath
zhě
者
one who
zhǐ
只
only
zhǐ
纸
paper
zhǔ
主
master
zǔ
组
group
zuǐ
嘴
mouth
bǎ
把
to grasp
bǎo
保
to protect
bǔ
补
to patch
cǎi
采
to pick
cǎi
彩
color
chǎn
产
products
chǎng
厂
factory
chǎo
吵
noisy
chǔ
础
foundation
cǐ
此
this
dǎo
导
to guide
dǐ
底
bottom
fǎn
反
opposite
fǎng
访
to visit
fǒu
否
to negate
gǎn
赶
to hurry
gǎn
敢
to dare
gǔ
古
ancient
guǎn
管
pipe
jiǎn
简
simple
jiě
解
to untie
jǐn
仅
merely
jǐn
紧
tight
jǐng
景
scenery
jǐng
警
police
kǒng
恐
to fear
kǔ
苦
bitter
lǐ
李
plum
lǐng
领
collar
měi
每
every
měi
美
beautiful
mǒu
某
certain
mǔ
母
mother
nuǎn
暖
warm
pǐn
品
goods
qiǎo
巧
skillful
shǐ
始
to start
shǒu
首
head
shǔ
属
to belong to
sǐ
死
death
tǔ
土
soil
wěi
伟
great
wǔ
武
military
wǔ
舞
dance
xiǎn
显
obvious
xiǎn
险
dangerous
yǎn
演
to perform
yǒng
泳
to swim
zhǎn
展
to unfold
zhěng
整
entire
zhǐ
止
to stop
zhǐ
指
finger
zhǒng
种
species
zhuǎn
转
to turn
zǒng
总
overall
ǎi
矮
short
bǎi
摆
to arrange
bǎo
宝
treasure
chǐ
尺
ruler
dǐng
顶
top
dǒu
斗
measuring cup
dǔ
堵
to block up
ěr
耳
ear
fǔ
府
government office
fǔ
腐
rotten
gǔ
骨
bone
guǒ
裹
to wrap
huǎn
缓
unhurried
huǒ
伙
companion
jiǎn
减
to reduce
jiǎng
奖
award
liǎ
俩
duo
mǎ
码
number
miǎn
免
to avoid
qǐ
企
to tiptoe
qiǎn
浅
shallow
sǎn
伞
umbrella
sǎo
扫
to sweep
shǎn
闪
flash
shǎng
赏
reward
shǐ
史
history
shǒu
守
to guard
shǔ
暑
heat
tǎng
躺
to lie down
tǒng
统
to unite
wěi
尾
tail
wěn
稳
stable
xǐng
醒
to awaken
yǐn
引
to draw
yǒng
勇
courageous
yǔ
与
offer
zhǐ
址
address
zǔ
阻
to block
bǎn
版
printing plate
bǐ
彼
the other
bǐng
饼
round flat cake
chǒu
丑
clown
chuǎng
闯
to rush
dǎn
胆
gall bladder
dǎng
挡
to block
duǒ
朵
earlobe
duǒ
躲
dodge
ěr
尔
thus
fǎn
返
to go back
fǎng
仿
mimic
fǔ
辅
supplement
gǎo
搞
to do
gǔ
鼓
drum
guǐ
鬼
ghost
gǔn
滚
to roll
hǔ
虎
tiger
huǐ
悔
repent
jǐ
挤
to squeeze
jiǎ
甲
armor
jiǎn
剪
scissors
kǎo
烤
to roast
kěn
肯
to agree
kuǎn
款
funds
lǎn
览
to look at
lǎng
朗
bright
miǎo
秒
second
mǐn
敏
agile
ǒu
偶
idol
pǐ
匹
match
qǐ
启
to open
qiǎng
抢
to rob
rǎn
染
to dye
rǎo
扰
to harass
rěn
忍
to endure
ruǎn
软
soft
sǎ
洒
to sprinkle
shǎ
傻
stupid
shǐ
驶
to drive
shǔ
鼠
mouse
sǔn
损
to damage
suǒ
索
rope
suǒ
锁
lock
tǎn
坦
level
tǔ
吐
to spit
wěi
委
committee
xiǎng
享
to enjoy
yǎo
咬
to bite
yǐ
乙
second
yǐn
饮
beverage
yǔ
羽
feathers
zǐ
仔
meticulous
zhǎng
涨
to rise
zhǎng
掌
palm
zhěn
诊
to diagnose
zǐ
紫
purple
bǎng
榜
roster
biǎn
扁
flat
bǔ
捕
to catch
cǎi
踩
step on
cǎn
惨
wretched
chǎo
炒
to stir-fry
chǒng
宠
to pamper
chǔ
储
to store up
dǎng
党
political party
dǎo
岛
island
dǎo
蹈
tread
dǐ
抵
to resist
dǔ
赌
to gamble
fěn
粉
powder
gǎn
杆
shaft
gǎng
岗
hillock
gǎng
港
harbor
gǎo
稿
draft
gǒng
巩
to consolidate
gǔ
谷
valley
gǔ
股
thigh
guǎi
拐
to turn
guǐ
轨
rails
hěn
狠
ruthless
huǐ
毁
ruin
jiǎn
捡
pick up
jǐng
井
well
lǎn
懒
lazy
měng
猛
fierce
niǔ
扭
to twist
rǔ
乳
breast
shěn
审
examine
shǔ
薯
potato
shuǎng
爽
refreshing
tǎ
塔
pagoda
wǔ
伍
five
xiǎo
晓
dawn
yǎng
仰
to look up
yǎng
氧
oxygen
yě
野
wild
yǐn
隐
hidden
yǔ
予
bestow
yǔ
宇
eaves
yǔn
允
consent
zhǒng
肿
swollen
zhǔ
煮
to boil
zǔ
祖
ancestor
ǎi
蔼
friendly
bǎ
靶
target
bǎi
柏
cypress
bǎng
绑
tie
bǎo
堡
fort
bǐ
鄙
low
biǎn
贬
devalue
bǐng
丙
third
bǐng
秉
grasp
bǐng
柄
handle
bǔ
卜
divination
bǔ
哺
to feed
cǎi
睬
notice
chǎn
铲
shovel
chǎn
阐
expound
chǎng
敞
spacious
chě
扯
to pull
chěng
逞
flaunt
chǐ
齿
teeth
chǐ
侈
extravagant
chǐ
耻
shame
chǒu
瞅
look at
chuǎi
揣
conjecture
chuǎn
喘
gasp
chǔn
蠢
clumsy
dǎi
歹
evil
dǎo
捣
pound
dǎo
祷
to pray
dǐng
鼎
cauldron
dǒng
董
director
dǒu
抖
tremble
dǒu
陡
steep
dǔ
睹
to see
dǔn
盹
nap
ěr
饵
bait
fǎng
纺
spin
fěi
匪
bandit
fěi
诽
to slander
fǔ
抚
to comfort
fǔ
斧
axe
fǔ
俯
to bow
gěng
耿
dedicated
gǒng
拱
arch
guǎ
寡
widow
hǎn
罕
rare
hǒng
哄
to coax
hǒu
吼
roar
hǔ
唬
bluff
huǎng
恍
suddenly
huǎng
谎
lie
jǐ
脊
backbone
gǔ
贾
merchant
jiǎn
拣
select
jiǎn
柬
letter
jiǎn
俭
frugal
jiǎng
桨
oar
jiǎo
狡
crafty
jiǎo
绞
twist
jiǎo
矫
to rectify
jiǎo
搅
stir
jiǎo
缴
hand over
jǐn
锦
brocade
jǐn
谨
careful
jǐng
阱
pitfall
jǐng
颈
neck
jiǒng
窘
poor
jiǔ
灸
moxibustion
jǔ
沮
stop
jǔ
矩
square
kǎi
凯
triumphant
kǎi
慨
indignant
kǎi
楷
model
kǎn
侃
upright
kǎn
砍
to chop
kǎn
槛
threshold
kěn
垦
reclaim land
kěn
恳
earnest
kěn
啃
nibble
kǒng
孔
hole
kuǎ
垮
collapse
kǔn
捆
bundle
lǎ
喇
horn
lǎn
揽
take on
lǎn
缆
cable
lǎo
姥
maternal grandmother
lěi
垒
rampart
lěi
磊
pile of stones
lěi
蕾
flower bud
liǎn
敛
restrain
lǎo
潦
heavy rain
liě
咧
to grin
lǐng
岭
mountain range
liǔ
柳
willow
lǒng
拢
draw near
lǒng
垄
ridge
lǒu
搂
hug
lǔ
卤
thick gravy
lǔ
虏
captive
lǔ
鲁
rude
lǚ
吕
spine
lǚ
侣
associate
lǚ
铝
aluminum
lǚ
屡
repeatedly
lǚ
缕
thread
lǚ
履
shoe
luǎn
卵
eggs
luǒ
裸
naked
mǎng
莽
rude
miǎn
勉
strive
miǎn
缅
distant
miǎo
渺
insignificant
mǒ
抹
to smear
mǔ
牡
male
mǔ
亩
Chinese acre
mǔ
姆
nanny
nǎi
乃
only then
nǎo
恼
annoyed
něi
馁
discourage
nǐ
拟
devise
nǐng
拧
to twist
niǔ
纽
knob
ǒu
呕
to vomit
bǎng
膀
upper arm
pěng
捧
hold with both hands
pǔ
朴
plain
pǔ
浦
riverside
pǔ
谱
chart
qǐ
乞
to beg
qǐ
岂
how
qiǎn
遣
dispatch
qiǎn
谴
to denounce
qǐn
寝
bedroom
qǐng
顷
100 Chinese acres
qǔ
娶
marry
quǎn
犬
dog
rǎng
壤
soil
rǎng
攘
chaotic
rě
惹
to provoke
rǒng
冗
extra
rǔ
辱
disgrace
sǎ
撒
scatter
sǎng
嗓
throat
sǎo
嫂
elder brother's wife
shǐ
矢
dart
shǔ
署
to sign
shǔ
蜀
Sichuan
shǔ
曙
daybreak
shuǎ
耍
mess around
shuǎi
甩
fling
sǒng
耸
to shrug
suǐ
髓
marrow
tǎn
毯
blanket
tǎng
倘
if
tǎng
淌
drip
tiǎn
舔
to lick
tiě
帖
invitation
tǐng
艇
light boat
tǒng
捅
poke
tǒng
桶
bucket
tǒng
筒
tube
tuǒ
妥
appropriate
wǎ
瓦
tile
wǎn
挽
to pull
wǎn
婉
tactful
wǎng
枉
crooked
wěi
伪
bogus
wěi
纬
latitude
wěi
萎
to wither
wěn
吻
kiss
wěn
紊
disorder
wǔ
侮
insult
wǔ
捂
cover
xiǔ
朽
rotten
yǎ
哑
mute
yǎ
雅
elegant
yǎn
衍
develop
yǎn
掩
conceal
yǎng
痒
itch
yě
冶
to smelt
yǐ
矣
did
yǐ
倚
rely on
yǐn
瘾
addiction
yǐng
颖
clever
yǒng
咏
chant
yǒng
涌
to gush
yǒng
踊
leap
yǔ
屿
islet
yǔn
陨
to fall
zǎi
宰
butcher
zǎn
攒
accumulate
zǎo
枣
jujube
zǎo
藻
algae
zhǎ
眨
to blink
zhǎi
窄
narrow
zhǎn
斩
to chop
zhǎn
盏
small cup
zhǎn
崭
towering
zhǎo
沼
marsh
zhěn
枕
pillow
zhěng
拯
to rescue
zhǐ
旨
purpose
zhǔ
拄
lean on
zhǔ
嘱
to urge
zhǔ
瞩
gaze
zhǎo
爪
claw
zuǒ
佐
assistant
bǐ
匕
spoon
yǐn
尹
oversee
fǔ
甫
barely
zhǒu
肘
elbow
lǐ
哩
English mile
lǐ
鲤
carp
gǒu
苟
careless
suǒ
琐
trivial
kǎn
坎
pit
mǔ
拇
thumb
shě
捨
abandon
gěng
梗
stem
shǐ
屎
excrement
jiě
姊
elder sister
kǎo
拷
flog
wǎn
宛
as if
guǐ
诡
deceitful
shěn
沈
Shen
mǎ
玛
agate
mǎ
蚂
ant
ǎn
俺
I
niǔ
钮
button
gǎn
橄
olive
jiǒng
炯
bright
shǎng
晌
part of the day
jiǎng
蒋
Jiang
yǎo
舀
to ladle
yǐ
蚁
ant
ǎo
袄
coat
jǔ
咀
to chew
load all