How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gōuFirst tonetōngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
。”
and enjoy communicating with people."
wǒ我men们zhī之hòu后zài再gōu沟tōng通
We will communicate again later
hé和shè设bèi备zhī之jiān间de的xié协yì议gōu沟tōng通
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See it in a sentence.
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They communicate with each other by gesture.
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.