In Mandarin, there are a lot of characters with 2 or more pronunciations. And the differences between\/amount different pronunciations normally related to its meaning. Let\u2019s some commonly used examples about Mandarin Characters with Multiple Pronunciation and Meanings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
g\u00e8ng\uff1awhen pronounce\u201d g\u00e8ng\u201d, it means \u201ceven more\u201d. Such as \u66f4\u591a\u3001\u66f4\u597d\u3001\u66f4\u71b1\u3002The part of speech of this pronunciation is adv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
g\u0113ng\uff1awhen pronounce\u201d g\u0113ng\u201d, it means \u201cupdate\u201d. Such as \u66f4\u65b0\u3001\u66f4\u63db\u3002The part of speech of this pronunciation is Verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
bi\u00e0n\uff1athere are several meanings under this pronunciation. Such as \u65b9\u4fbf\u3001\u4fbf\u5229<\/p>\n\n\n\n
pi\u00e1n\uff1athe most common combination is \u4fbf\u5b9c, which means cheap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not like \u201c\u66f4\u201d\uff0c\u201d\u4fbf\u201d itself has many different meanings. We choice pronunciation according to the meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
x\u00edng\uff1athere are 2 popular usages under this pronunciation. One is \u201c\u884c\/\u4e0d\u884c\u201d, which means can or can\u2019t. another is related to \u201cmove\u201d, such as \u884c\u52d5\u3001\u884c\u70ba\u3001\u884c\u4eba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
h\u00e1ng\uff1athere are 3 popular usages under this pronunciation. One is \u201c\u9280\u884c\u201d, which means bank. Another is row. The last one is about jobs, such as \u884c\u696d, which means one\u2019s professional or industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
h\u00e1i\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201ch\u00e1i\u201d, it means \u201cstill\u201d, such as \u9084\u6c92\u3001\u9084\u8981\u3001\u9084\u6709. The part of speech of this pronunciation is adv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hu\u00e1n\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201chu\u00e1n\u201d, it means \u201creturn something to somebody\u201d. Such as \u9084\u9322\u3001\u9084\u7d66\u4ed6. The part of speech of this pronunciation is Verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
k\u014dng\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201ck\u014dng\u201d, the first meaning is empty. Such as \u7a7a\u623f\u9593\u3001\u7a7a\u6559\u5ba4. The part of speech of this usage is adj. The second meaning is space, such as \u7a7a\u9593\u3001\u5929\u7a7a. The part of speech of this usage is Noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
k\u00f2ng\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201ck\u00f2ng\u201d, it means \u201cfree time\u201d. Such as \u6709\u7a7a\u3001\u7a7a\u9592. The part of speech of this pronunciation is Noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
le\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201cle\u201d, it is a grammatical word. Which means only use it when there are grammatical needs, such as \u6211\u5403\u98fd\u4e86(I am full), \u592a\u8cb4\u4e86(too expensive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
li\u01ceo\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201cli\u01ceo\u201d, there are 2 popular usages. The first usage is also under grammatical needs, such as \u6211\u5403\u4e0d\u4e86\u90a3\u9ebc\u591a(I can\u2019t eat that much), \u6211\u6c92\u6709\u9322\uff0c\u8cb7\u4e0d\u4e86\u90a3\u9ebc\u8cb4\u7684\u6771\u897f(I am not rich, I can\u2019t pay for such expensive thing). The second usage means \u201cunderstand\u201d, such as \u4e86\u89e3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ji\u01ce\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201cji\u01ce\u201d, it means fake. Such as \u5047\u4eba,\u5047\u9322. The part of speech of this usage is adj<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ji\u00e0\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201cji\u00e0\u201d, it means \u201coff day\u201d or \u201cvocation\u201d. Such as \u653e\u5047,\u5047\u65e5. The part of speech of this usage is Noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
zh\u01ceng\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201czh\u01ceng\u201d, it means grow. Such as \u9577\u5927,\u9577\u9ad8. The part of speech of this usage is Verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ch\u00e1ng\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201cch\u00e1ng\u201d it means long. Such as \u9577\u9aee, \u9577\u8932. The part of speech of this usage is Adv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ch\u00f9\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201cch\u00f9\u201d, it means \u201cplacae\u201d. Such as \u5230\u8655, \u56db\u8655. The part of speech of this usage is Noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ch\u01d4\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201cch\u01d4\u201d, it means \u201cto deal with\u201d. Such as \u8655\u7406, \u8655\u7f70. The part of speech of this usage is Verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
zh\u01d2ng\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201czh\u01d2ng\u201d, it means \u201dtype\u201d. Such as \u7a2e\u985e, \u4e00\u7a2e\u6c34\u679c. The part of speech of this usage can be either measure word or Noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
zh\u00f2ng\uff1awhen we pronounce \u201czh\u00f2ng\u201d, it means \u201cto plant\u201d. Such as \u7a2e\u82b1, \u7a2e\u6a39. The part of speech of this usage is Verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note\uff1aThe above information is just for examples, not including all meanings\/usages\/ pronunciations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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