How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xièFourth tonexieNeutral tone
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Besides saying thank you
💃xiè谢xie谢dà大jiā家de的zhī支chí持!
xiè谢xie谢dà大jiā家guān观kàn看,wǒ我men们xià下cì次zài再jiàn见。
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See it in a sentence.
Thank you.
,。
Not needed at the moment, thank you.
Thank you for your leadership.
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.