How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǎnThird tonejingNeutral tone
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duì对mò默mò默de的bì闭shàng上yǎn眼jing睛
yǒu有沒yǒu有gēn跟wǒ我xiāng相tóng同形狀de的yǎn眼jing睛
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Open your eyes.
Wipe your eyes.
My eyes are tired.
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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.