How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shōuFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
bǎo保yǒu有bǎo保cún存shōu收qǐ起lai来de的yì意si思
It means to retain, preserve, or store
zán咱men们zhèng证jiàn件dēng登jì记hǎo好xiān先shōu收hǎo好
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See it in a sentence.
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Our conversation always ends in a quarrel.
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Please accept this gift.
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.