How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gòuFourth tonechéngSecond tone
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It is composed of a collective
两zhě者gòng共tóng同gòu构chéng成le了diàn电中xìng性de的yuán原zi子
nà那jiù就gòu构chéng成le了yī一gè个èr二jìn进zhì制de的xìn信xī息ma嘛
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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.