How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīngFirst tonelìFourth tone
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wǒ我měi每tiān天dōu都yào要jīng经lì历yī一chǎng场“zhàn战zhēng争”。
yī一gè个hěn很tè特bié别de的jīng经lì历,
a very special experience:
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It was an amazing experience.
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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.