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The Chinese word mingan - 敏感 - mǐngǎn
(sensitive in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
mǐngǎn
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic transcription indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
sensitive, susceptible
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of mǐngǎn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese example sentence with 敏感 ( mingan / mǐngǎn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta dui bieren de piping hen mingan.
Tā duì biérén de pīpíng hěn mǐngǎn.
他对别人的批评很敏感。
– English translation: She is very sensitive to criticism.
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