How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiǎoThird tone
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shàng上qù去yǐ以hòu后,wǒ我de的jiǎo脚dōu都bù不néng能wán完quán全fàng放zài在地shàng上。
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The doctor is examining the foot.
I have a pain in my foot.
Wash your feet.
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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.