How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
pǔThird tonebiànFourth tone
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pǔ普biàn遍rèn认wéi为kuài快sù速酵mǔ母kē颗lì粒bǐ比干酵mǔ母kē颗lì粒yào要xiǎo小yī一点
kě可shì是zhè这shì是yī一gè个pǔ普biàn遍de的gù故shi事ma吗hái还shi是
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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.