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3
basement
3
basement
[t]
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
běn
本
notebook
dǎ
打
to strike
diǎn
点
spot
gěi
给
to give
gǒu
狗
dog
guǒ
果
fruit
hǎo
好
good
hěn
很
very
huǒ
火
fire
jǐ
几
several
jiě
姐
older sister
jiǔ
九
nine
kě
可
can
kǒu
口
mouth
lǎo
老
old age
lěng
冷
cold
lǐ
里
inside
liǎng
两
two
mǎi
买
to buy
mǐ
米
rice
nǎ
哪
which
nǎi
奶
milk
nǎo
脑
brain
nǐ
你
you
nǚ
女
woman
qǐ
起
to begin
qǐng
请
to invite
shǎo
少
few
shǒu
手
hand
shuǐ
水
water
wǎn
晚
late
wǒ
我
I
wǔ
五
five
wǔ
午
noon
xǐ
喜
joy
xiǎng
想
to think
xiǎo
小
small
xiě
写
to write
xuě
雪
snow
yě
也
also
yǐ
以
to use
yǐ
椅
chair
yǐng
影
shadow
yǒu
友
friend
yǒu
有
to possess
yǔ
雨
rain
yǔ
语
language
zǎo
早
early
zěn
怎
how
zhǎo
找
to look for
zhǐ
只
only
zǐ
子
child
bǐ
比
to compare
bǐ
笔
pen
biǎo
表
surface
chǎng
场
site
děng
等
etc
dǒng
懂
to understand
guǎn
馆
building
jǐ
己
self
jiǔ
酒
alcohol
kǎo
考
exam
lǚ
旅
to travel
měi
每
every
niǎo
鸟
bird
pǎo
跑
to run
shǐ
始
to start
suǒ
所
place
tǐ
体
body
tiě
铁
iron
wǎng
网
net
wǎng
往
toward
wǔ
舞
dance
xǐ
洗
to wash
yǎn
眼
eye
yǐ
已
already
yǒng
泳
to swim
yuǎn
远
distant
zhǔn
准
standard
zǒu
走
walk
zuǒ
左
left
ǎi
矮
short
bǎ
把
to grasp
bǎn
板
board
bǎo
饱
sated
běi
北
north
cǎo
草
grass
chǔ
楚
clear
diǎn
典
canon
duǎn
短
short
duǒ
朵
earlobe
ěr
耳
ear
fǎ
法
method
gǎn
感
to feel
hǎi
海
sea
jiǎn
检
to examine
jiǎn
简
simple
jiǎng
讲
to lecture
jiǎo
角
horn
jiǎo
饺
dumpling
jiǎo
脚
foot
jiě
解
to untie
jiǔ
久
long time
kǎ
卡
card
kě
渴
thirsty
lǐ
礼
ceremony
lǐ
李
plum
lǐ
理
logic
liǎn
脸
face
mǎ
马
horse
mǎ
码
number
mǎn
满
full
nǔ
努
to toil
qiě
且
moreover
sǎn
伞
umbrella
sǎo
扫
to sweep
shǐ
史
history
tǐng
挺
to erect
tuǐ
腿
leg
wǎn
碗
bowl
xiǎng
响
echo
xuǎn
选
to choose
yǎn
演
to perform
yǎng
养
to raise
yǐn
饮
beverage
yǔ
羽
feathers
zǎo
澡
bath
zhǎn
展
to unfold
zhě
者
one who
zhǐ
纸
paper
zhǒng
种
species
zhǔ
主
master
zǒng
总
overall
zuǐ
嘴
mouth
bǎo
保
to protect
bǐng
饼
round flat cake
cǎi
彩
color
chǎn
产
products
chǎng
厂
factory
chǔ
础
foundation
cǐ
此
this
dǎo
导
to guide
dǎo
倒
to topple
dǐ
底
bottom
dǔ
堵
to block up
ěr
尔
thus
fǎn
反
opposite
fǒu
否
to negate
gǎi
改
to alter
gǎn
赶
to hurry
gǎn
敢
to dare
gǔ
鼓
drum
guǎn
管
pipe
guǎng
广
extensive
hǎn
喊
to yell
hǔ
虎
tiger
huǐ
悔
repent
huǒ
伙
companion
jiǎn
减
to reduce
jiǎng
奖
award
jǐn
仅
merely
jǐn
紧
tight
jǐng
景
scenery
jǐng
警
police
jǔ
举
to lift up
kǎo
烤
to roast
kěn
肯
to agree
kǒng
恐
to fear
kǔ
苦
bitter
lǎn
懒
lazy
liǎ
俩
duo
měi
美
beautiful
miǎn
免
to avoid
miǎo
秒
second
mǔ
母
mother
nǎo
恼
annoyed
nuǎn
暖
warm
ǒu
偶
idol
pǐn
品
goods
pǔ
普
universal
qiǎo
巧
skillful
qǔ
取
to take
rǎn
染
to dye
rǎo
扰
to disturb
shěng
省
to economize
shǐ
使
to use
shǒu
首
head
shǔ
暑
heat
sǐ
死
death
tǎng
躺
to lie down
tǎo
讨
to discuss
tǒng
桶
bucket
tǔ
土
soil
xiǎn
险
dangerous
xǐng
醒
to awaken
xǔ
许
to permit
yǐn
引
to draw
yǒng
永
eternity
yǒng
勇
courageous
yǔ
与
with
yǔn
允
to allow
zǐ
仔
meticulous
zhěng
整
entire
zhǐ
止
to stop
zhǐ
址
address
zhǐ
指
finger
zhuǎn
转
to turn
zǔ
组
group
bǎn
版
printing plate
bǎng
膀
upper arm
bǎo
宝
treasure
bǐ
彼
the other
bǔ
补
to patch
cǎi
采
to pick
chǎo
吵
noisy
chǎo
炒
to stir-fry
chǐ
尺
ruler
chǐ
齿
teeth
chǒng
宠
to pamper
chǒu
丑
clown
dǎn
胆
gall bladder
dǎng
挡
to block
dǎo
蹈
to tread
dǒu
斗
measuring cup
duǒ
躲
to dodge
fǎn
返
to go back
fǎng
仿
to imitate
fǎng
访
to visit
fǔ
府
government office
fǔ
腐
rotten
gǎo
搞
to do
gǔ
古
ancient
gǔn
滚
to roll
guǒ
裹
to wrap
huǎn
缓
unhurried
jǐ
挤
to squeeze
jiǎ
甲
armor
jiǎn
捡
to pick up
jiǎn
剪
scissors
jǐn
谨
careful
kuǎn
款
funds
lǎn
览
to look at
lǎo
姥
maternal grandmother
lǐng
领
collar
mǐn
敏
agile
mǒu
某
certain
pǐ
匹
to match
qǐ
企
to tiptoe
qiǎn
浅
shallow
qiǎng
抢
to rob
rěn
忍
to endure
ruǎn
软
soft
sǎ
洒
to sprinkle
shǎ
傻
stupid
shǎng
赏
reward
shǐ
驶
to drive
shǒu
守
to guard
shǔ
属
to belong to
shǔ
鼠
mouse
sǔn
损
to damage
suǒ
索
rope
suǒ
锁
lock
tǒng
统
to unite
wěi
伟
great
wěi
尾
tail
wěn
稳
stable
wǔ
伍
squad of five
wǔ
武
military
xiǎn
显
obvious
xiǎng
享
to enjoy
yǎo
咬
to bite
yǐ
乙
second
zhǎi
窄
narrow
zhǎng
涨
to rise
zhǎng
掌
palm
zhěn
诊
to diagnose
zhǔ
煮
to boil
zǐ
紫
purple
zǔ
阻
to block
bǎi
摆
to arrange
bǎng
榜
roster
bǔ
捕
to catch
cǎi
踩
to step on
chǔ
储
to store up
chuǎng
闯
to rush
dǎo
岛
island
dǐ
抵
to resist
dǐng
顶
top
fěn
粉
powder
fǔ
辅
to supplement
gǎng
岗
hillock
gǎng
港
harbor
gǎo
稿
draft
gǒng
巩
to consolidate
gǔ
股
thigh
gǔ
骨
bone
guǎi
拐
to turn
guǐ
轨
rails
hǎn
罕
rare
hěn
狠
ruthless
jǐng
井
well
jǐng
颈
neck
jǔ
矩
square
kǎn
砍
to chop
lǎng
朗
bright
lǚ
履
shoe
mǎ
蚂
ant
miǎn
勉
to strive
nǐ
拟
to draft
niǔ
扭
to twist
pěng
捧
to hold with both hands
pǔ
朴
plain
qǐ
启
to open
qǔ
娶
to take a wife
rǎng
壤
soil
sǎng
嗓
throat
shǎn
闪
flash
shěn
审
to examine
shǔ
薯
potato
tǎ
塔
pagoda
tǒng
筒
tube
tǔ
吐
to spit
wěi
委
committee
yǎng
仰
to look up
yǎng
氧
oxygen
yǎng
痒
itch
yě
野
wild
yǐ
蚁
ant
yǐn
隐
hidden
yǐng
颖
clever
yǒng
涌
to gush
yǔ
予
bestow
zhǎn
崭
towering
zhěn
枕
pillow
zhǒng
肿
swollen
zǔ
祖
ancestor
ǎi
蔼
friendly
bǎ
靶
target
bǎi
柏
cypress
bǎng
绑
to tie up
bǎo
堡
fort
bǐ
鄙
low
biǎn
贬
to diminish
biǎn
扁
flat
bǐng
丙
third
bǐng
秉
to grasp
bǐng
柄
handle
bǔ
卜
divination
bǔ
哺
to feed
cǎi
睬
to notice
cǎn
惨
miserable
chǎn
铲
shovel
chǎn
阐
to expound
chǎng
敞
spacious
chě
扯
to pull
chěng
逞
to flaunt
chǐ
侈
extravagant
chǐ
耻
shame
chǒu
瞅
to look at
chuǎi
揣
to conjecture
chuǎn
喘
to gasp
chǔn
蠢
clumsy
dǎi
歹
evil
dǎng
党
political party
dǎo
捣
to pound
dǎo
祷
to pray
dǐng
鼎
cauldron
dǒng
董
director
dǒu
抖
to tremble
dǒu
陡
steep
dǔ
赌
to gamble
dǔ
睹
to see
dǔn
盹
nap
ěr
饵
bait
fǎng
纺
to spin
fěi
匪
bandit
fěi
诽
to slander
fěng
讽
to mock
fǔ
抚
to comfort
fǔ
斧
axe
fǔ
俯
to bow
gǎn
杆
shaft
gěng
耿
dedicated
gǒng
拱
arch
gǒu
苟
careless
gǔ
谷
valley
guǎ
寡
widow
guǐ
诡
deceitful
guǐ
鬼
ghost
hǒng
哄
to coax
hǒu
吼
to roar
hǔ
唬
to bluff
huǎng
恍
suddenly
huǎng
谎
lie
huǐ
毁
to destroy
jǐ
脊
backbone
gǔ
贾
merchant
jiǎn
拣
to select
jiǎn
柬
letter
jiǎn
俭
frugal
jiǎng
桨
oar
jiǎo
侥
by luck
jiǎo
狡
crafty
jiǎo
绞
to twist
jiǎo
矫
to rectify
jiǎo
搅
to stir
jiǎo
缴
to hand over
jǐn
锦
brocade
jǐng
阱
pitfall
jǐng
憬
to awaken
jiǒng
窘
poor
jiǔ
灸
moxibustion
jǔ
咀
to chew
jǔ
沮
to stop
kǎi
凯
triumphant
kǎi
慨
indignant
kǎi
楷
model
kǎn
坎
pit
kǎn
侃
upright
kǎn
槛
threshold
kěn
垦
to reclaim land
kěn
恳
earnest
kěn
啃
to nibble
kǒng
孔
hole
kuǎ
垮
to collapse
kǔn
捆
bundle
lǎ
喇
horn
lǎn
揽
to take on
lǎn
缆
cable
lěi
垒
rampart
lěi
磊
pile of stones
lěi
蕾
flower bud
lǐ
鲤
carp
liǎn
敛
to restrain
liě
咧
to grin
lǐng
岭
mountain range
liǔ
柳
willow
lǒng
拢
to draw near
lǒng
垄
ridge
lǒu
搂
to put one's arm around
lǔ
卤
thick gravy
lǔ
虏
captive
lǔ
鲁
rude
luǎn
卵
eggs
luǒ
裸
naked
lǚ
侣
associate
lǚ
屡
repeatedly
lǚ
缕
thread
mǎng
莽
rash
měng
猛
fierce
miǎn
缅
distant
miǎn
腼
shy
miǎo
渺
insignificant
mǒ
抹
to smear
mǔ
牡
male
mǔ
亩
Chinese acre
mǔ
拇
thumb
mǔ
姆
nanny
nǎi
乃
to be
něi
馁
to be discouraged
nǐng
拧
to twist
niǔ
纽
knob
niǔ
钮
button
ǒu
呕
to vomit
pǔ
谱
chart
qǐ
乞
to beg
qǐ
岂
how
qiǎn
遣
to dispatch
qiǎn
谴
to denounce
qǐn
寝
bedroom
qǐng
顷
100 Chinese acres
quǎn
犬
dog
rǎng
攘
chaotic
rǎng
嚷
to shout
rě
惹
to provoke
rǒng
冗
superfluous
rǔ
乳
breast
rǔ
辱
disgrace
sǎo
嫂
elder brother's wife
shǐ
矢
dart
shǐ
屎
excrement
shǔ
署
to sign
shǔ
曙
daybreak
shuǎ
耍
to play with
shuǎi
甩
to throw off
shuǎng
爽
refreshing
sǒng
耸
to shrug
suǐ
髓
marrow
suǒ
琐
trivial
tǎn
坦
level
tǎn
毯
blanket
tǎng
倘
if
tǎng
淌
to drip
tiǎn
舔
to lick
tiě
帖
invitation
tǐng
艇
light boat
tǒng
捅
to poke
tuǒ
妥
appropriate
wǎ
瓦
tile
wǎn
挽
to pull
wǎn
惋
regret
wǎn
婉
tactful
wǎng
枉
crooked
wěi
伪
bogus
wěi
纬
latitude
wěi
萎
to wither
wěn
吻
to kiss
wěn
紊
disorder
wǔ
侮
to insult
wǔ
捂
to cover with one's hand
xiǎo
晓
dawn
xiǔ
朽
rotten
yǎ
哑
mute
yǎ
雅
elegant
yǎn
衍
to develop
yǎn
掩
to conceal
yě
冶
to smelt
yǐ
矣
did
yǐ
倚
to rely on
yǐn
瘾
addiction
yǒng
恿
to incite
yǒng
踊
to leap
yǔ
屿
islet
yǔ
宇
eaves
yǔn
陨
to fall
zǎi
宰
to slaughter
zǎn
攒
to accumulate
zǎo
枣
jujube
zǎo
藻
algae
zhǎ
眨
to blink
zhǎn
斩
to chop
zhǎn
盏
small cup
zhǎn
辗
to turn over
zhuǎ
爪
claw
zhǎo
沼
marsh
zhěng
拯
to rescue
zhǐ
旨
purpose
zhǒu
帚
broom
zhǔ
拄
to lean on
zhǔ
嘱
to urge
zhǔ
瞩
to gaze
bǐ
匕
spoon
lǚ
吕
spine
yǐn
尹
oversee
fǔ
甫
barely
zhǒu
肘
elbow
lǐ
哩
English mile
shě
捨
abandon
gěng
梗
stem
zuǒ
佐
assistant
lǚ
铝
aluminum
jiě
姊
elder sister
kǎo
拷
flog
wǎn
宛
as if
shěn
沈
Shen
pǔ
浦
riverside
mǎ
玛
agate
ǎn
俺
I
gǎn
橄
olive
jiǒng
炯
bright
shǎng
晌
part of the day
shǔ
蜀
Sichuan
jiǎng
蒋
Jiang
yǎo
舀
to ladle
yǒng
咏
to chant
ǎo
袄
coat
gǎo
槁
withered
jiǎo
铰
to cut with scissors
tǎ
獭
otter
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