How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhuàngFourth tonekuàngFourth tone
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What is an emergency situation
yì意shí识xíng形tài态zài在dòu斗zhēng争de的nà那种zhuàng状kuàng况dǐ底xia下
jǐn尽liàng量mǎn满zú足nǐ你men们shì是zhè这yàng样de的zhuàng状kuàng况ma吗
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He is in poor health.
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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.