How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiūFirst tonelǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
Actually, what I'm fixing is
bù不guǎn管wǒ我zěn怎me么qù去xiū修lǐ理zhè这ge个xué学sheng生
No matter how I try to fix this student
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See it in a sentence.
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The bridge is being repaired.
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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.