How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tànFourth tonesuǒThird tone
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tóng同shí时yě也shì是shùn顺着rén人lèi类tàn探suǒ索de的shí时jiān间xiàn线
🕺wǒ我men们jiù就lái来yī一qǐ起tàn探suǒ索秦始皇de的lì历shǐ史。
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He is exploring the possibility of all escapes.
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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.