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Your composition has a few mistakes.
How to pronounce 作文
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zuò作wén文
essay; composition
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
zuòFourth tonewénSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
：（），
For example: English composition (one piece),
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
？
When have you got to hand in your essay?
。
The teacher commented on my essay.
Hear the difference
A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.