How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
biǎoThird tonegéSecond tone
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bǐ比rú如wǒ我zài在tián填xiě写yī一zhāng张biǎo表gé格
For example, I am filling out a form
jì记de得tián填xiě写biǎo表gé格huò获qǔ取yōu优huì惠hé和huó活dòng动详情wō喔
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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.