How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chūFirst tonexíSecond tone
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chū出xí席jiù就shì是zhèng正shì式de的cān参jiā加wǒ我bù不néng能chū出xí席
Attendance means formally participating; I cannot attend.
suǒ所yǐ以hěn很yí遗hàn憾wǒ我bù不néng能chū出xí席
So I'm very sorry I can't attend
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See it in a sentence.
He was present at the meeting.
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.