How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xíngSecond tonewéiSecond tone
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Or the consequences of this behavior
nǐ你jiù就néng能lǐ理jiě解fù父mǔ母de的xíng行wéi为wǒ我kě可yǐ以lǐ理jiě解
zhè这ge个xíng行wéi为wǒ我men们jiù就jiào叫sǎo扫墓
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See it in a sentence.
。
Your conduct is perfectly legal.
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I don't approve of his conduct.
Hear the difference
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.