How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiāngFirst toneguānFirst tone
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nà那niǔ扭jù距de的dà大xiǎo小jiù就hé和diàn电yā压mì密qiè切xiāng相guān关
dōu都shì是hé和zhè这ge个rén人de的shēng生huó活xiāng相guān关de的
It's all related to this person's life
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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.