How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
liúSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
jī几hū乎děng等yú于shì是liú留zài在le了yuán原地
bǎ把瑣suì碎de的任務liú留dào到xià下wǔ午hòu后de的yī一個時duàn段,
Leave the smaller tasks for a designated time in the afternoon. For example, if you have a list of tasks to complete today:
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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She has remained abroad ever since.
,。
You stay here. Everyone else go outside.
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.