How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fǎnThird tonefùFourth tone
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bù不huì会 fǎn反fù复 de的 shǐ使yòng用
won't be reused.
fǎn反fù复de地guān观kàn看liǎng两dào到sān三biàn遍
and watch it two or three times.
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He checked his homework over and over.
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.