How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dáSecond tonedàoFourth tone
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zhè这yàng样肘zi子zài在chū出guō锅zhī之hòu后cái才néng能gòu够dá达dào到jī基běn本de的ruǎn软nèn嫩
This ensures the knuckle will be tender after cooking.
dá达dào到qián前所wèi未yǒu有de的píng平héng衡
they reach a balance never seen before.
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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.