How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shōuFirst tonerùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
kě可shì是nǐ你de的shōu收rù入tài太dī低le了
But your income is too low
維持tā他de的gōng工zuò作狀態hé和shōu收rù入,減輕hěn很duō多壓lì力
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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.