under – shar-min
Written as xiàmiàn or xiamian
To remember that under is pronounced shar-min (xiamian) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:
Under the table were sharp tools. She kept a minimum (shar-min) of ten.
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To remember that under is pronounced shar-min (xiamian) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:
Under the table were sharp tools. She kept a minimum (shar-min) of ten.