How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xìnFourth tonexīFirst tone
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Ways to obtain information
2. huí回復客戶xìn信xī息
2. Reply to customer messages
dì第 èr二 gè个 yuán原yīn因, xìn信xī息 chuán传bō播 gèng更 kuài快 le了
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Information is power.
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Please protect personal information.
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I need time to absorb this information.
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.