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Where is the wok?
How to pronounce 炒
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chǎo炒
to sauté; to stir-fry
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
chǎoThird tone
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tomatoes can not be over cooked and become soft and squashy.
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I am stir-frying green vegetables.
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The secretary was dismissed.
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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.