How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
duōFirst tonemeNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
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nǐ你men们kě可yǐ以xiǎng想xiàng象,dāng当wǒ我de的tóng同shì事shuō说shàng上hǎi海hěn很zāng脏de的shí时hou候,wǒ我shì是duō多me么de地chī吃jīng惊?
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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.