How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dàFourth tonezhìFourth tone
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The general classification made
zhěng整個fēng封裝過程dà大zhì致kě可fēn分wéi為sì四gè個bù步驟
wǒ我們dà大zhì致kě可yǐ以fēn分chéng成liǎng兩dà大類
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I generally agree with her.
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I know about this project for the most part.
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.