。
He told her.
How to pronounce 告诉
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gào告su诉
to tell
HSK 2
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
gàoFourth tonesuNeutral tone
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。
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。
Please inform me of the plan ahead of time.
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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.