How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cháoSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
or the skin may stick to the pot and burn.
nǐ你yào要bǎ把chù觸kòng控kǒu口cháo朝xià下
zhè這yě也shì是為什麼電晶體bì必須cóng從píng平miàn面cháo朝3D結構變huà化
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He walked toward the doorway.
。
This room faces south.
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.