How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
huíSecond toneyìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
yīn因wèi为tā他没bàn办fǎ法huí回yì忆zhè这yàng样de的
yě也zuì最róng容yì易liú留xià下huí回yì忆de的dà大xíng型huó活dòng动
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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.