How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tīngFirst tonezhòngFourth tone
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ér而qiě且wǒ我yě也wǒ我yě也xī希wàng望gè各wèi位guān观zhòng众men们tīng听zhòng众men们
yǒu有yī一wèi位tīng听zhòng众liú留yán言,shuō说duì对lì历shǐ史hěn很gǎn感xìng兴qù趣。
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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.