How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zìFourth tonemùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
hǎo好le了pīn拼yīn音还yǒu有zhōng中wén文de的zì字mù幕
rú如guǒ果nǐ你xiǎng想fǎng访wèn问shì视pín频xià下fāng方de的zì字mù幕文稿
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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.