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Where is the city hall?
How to pronounce 市
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shì市
market; city
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
shìFourth tone
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There are many hotels downtown.
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The library is in the middle of the city.
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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.