How to pronounce Changsha
Changsha (the capital of Hunan) is 长沙 in Chinese, written Chángshā in pinyin and said chahng-shah.
长沙
chahng-shah
Sound by sound
- 长chahngSecond tone: rising, as in a question
- 沙shahFirst tone: high and level
Places
- Beijing 北京 bay-jeeng
- Shanghai 上海 shahng-high
- Guangzhou 广州 gwahng-joh
- Shenzhen 深圳 shun-jun
- Chongqing 重庆 choong-cheeng
- Chengdu 成都 chung-doo
- Xi’an 西安 shee-ahn
- Hangzhou 杭州 hahng-joh
- Suzhou 苏州 soo-joh
- Nanjing 南京 nahn-jeeng
- Wuhan 武汉 woo-hahn
- Tianjin 天津 tyen-jeen
- Qingdao 青岛 cheeng-dow
- Xiamen 厦门 shyah-mun
- Harbin 哈尔滨 hah-ar-been
- Kunming 昆明 kwun-meeng
- Guilin 桂林 gway-leen
- Zhengzhou 郑州 jung-joh
- Dalian 大连 dah-lyen
- Shenyang 沈阳 shun-yahng
- Xinjiang 新疆 sheen-jyahng
- Tibet (Xizang) 西藏 shee-dzahng
- Taiwan 台湾 tie-wahn
- Taipei 台北 tie-bay
- China (Zhongguo) 中国 joong-gwaw
- the Yangtze (Changjiang) 长江 chahng-jyahng
How do you pronounce Changsha?
Changsha (the capital of Hunan) is 长沙 in Chinese, written Chángshā in pinyin and said chahng-shah.
What are the tones in Changsha?
cháng: second tone, rising, as in a question; shā: first tone, high and level.
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