How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yóuSecond toneqíSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
yóu尤qí其zài在蝕kè刻hé和báo薄膜chén沉積製程de的領域
yóu尤qí其tā它
裏miàn面tí提dào到3gè個fēi非cháng常zhòng重yào要de的àn案lì例ā啊
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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.