How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bèiFourth tone
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huì會yòng用dào到sān三sì四bèi倍de的yòng用量
jì继xù续fā发酵dōu都3-4bèi倍dà大。yòng用shǒu手zhǐ指chuō戳yī一gè个dòng洞
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The value doubled.
He is twice as old as I am.
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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.