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The leaves fell.
How to pronounce 落
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
luò落
to fall; to set (sun)
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
luòFourth tone
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là落
to leave out; to be missing
HSK 6
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
làFourth tone
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Leaves are falling.
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She felt blue.
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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.