How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xìnFourth tonerènFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
The level of trust people place in it is very high
zuò做gè個yǒu有xìn信譽de的rén人,cái才kě可yǐ以dé得dào到tā他們de的xìn信rèn任
Being a reputable person is essential to gain their trust
這樣nǐ你jiù就huì會xìn信rèn任nǐ你de的biàn便簽zhǐ紙系統, 認為tā它shì是kě可kào靠de的。
This way, you will trust your sticky note system and consider it reliable.
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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.