How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cǐThird tonewàiFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
cǐ此wài外yě也kě可yǐ以diǎn點這邊,看看「瑞典de的育嬰jiǎ假」
cǐ此wài外,rú如guǒ果nǐ你還yǒu有qí其tā他bù不論shì是logo動畫、頻dào道piàn片頭
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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.