How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiǎoThird tonedùFourth tone
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,
dà大jiā家yīng应gāi该cóng从zhuān专yè业de的jiǎo角dù度
Everyone should approach it from a professional perspective
zhè这ge个jiǎo角dù度gǎn感jué觉zài在zuò做zéi贼
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,。
The way I see it, he is right.
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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.