How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xǐThird tonezǎoThird tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我jiù就kě可yǐ以xǐ洗zǎo澡le了
I can take a shower.
yòng用shǒu手ná拿zhe着de的花sǎ洒kě可yǐ以xǐ洗zǎo澡
. You can use the hand-held shower head to
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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.