How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chuàngFourth toneyèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我xiǎng想chuàng创yè业kāi开gōng公sī司nǐ你yǒu有shén什me么jiàn建yì议ma吗
I want to start a business and open a company. Do you have any suggestions?
yú于shì是，zhè这ge个xué学xiào校gǎi改míng名wéi为 “浙jiāng江hú湖畔chuàng创yè业yán研xué学zhōng中xīn心”，Hupan Innovation Center。
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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.