How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǒuThird tonexiēFirst tone
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It is inevitable to feel a bit nervous
shèn甚zhì至yǒu有xiē些kě可néng能shì是瞬間nà那個
yǒu有xiē些pǐn品pái牌tā他們jiù就huì會qù去zuò做
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I have a few thoughts.
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Marriage frightens some people.
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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.