How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhèFourth toneyàngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
zǒng总huì会yǒu有zhè这yàng样de的shí时kè刻,
comes to that moment in life:
wǒ我yīng应gāi该zěn怎me么huí回dá答zhè这yàng样de的wèn问tí题
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This way you can save money.
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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.