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A thief snatched her phone.
How to pronounce 手机
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shǒu手jī机
cell phone; mobile phone
HSK 1
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
shǒuThird tonejīFirst tone
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Suppose you want to buy a mobile phone
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
This phone is defective.
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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.