How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
sǔnThird tonehuàiFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我pà怕yùn运shū输guò过chéng程zhōng中sǔn损huài坏
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This material is damaged.
The file is corrupt.
。
They completely destroyed the image of the country.
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.