How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīFirst toneròuFourth tone
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jī肌ròu肉hé和dànǎo大脑zhī之jiān间de的lián联xì系
zuò坐de得tài太jiǔ久huì会shāng伤hài害jī肌ròu肉,
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Swimming develops your muscles.
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He's ripped.
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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.