How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
táiSecond tone
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yǐ以qián前 tái抬 tou头 néng能 kàn看 dào到 lán蓝 tiān天
wǒ我tái抬dào到le了liáng凉kuai快de的地fāng方
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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.