How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
duìFourth toneshǒuThird tone
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dāng当shí时yǐ已jīng经shì是ài爱迪shēng生de的shāng商yè业duì对shǒu手le了
liǎng两gè个rén人cóng从师徒biàn变chéng成le了duì对shǒu手
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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.