How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
sǐThird tonewángSecond tone
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40shè摄shì氏dù度yǐ以shàng上酵mǔ母kāi开shǐ始sǐ死wáng亡
cái才fā发xiàn现:wǒ我chéng成wéi为le了sǐ死wáng亡,shì世jiè界de的毁miè灭zhě者。
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We were born to die.
He is afraid of death.
What was the time of death?
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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.