How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
sùFourth tonedùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
My speaking speed will become very slow
💃zuì最màn慢de的sù速dù度,hé和dà大jiā家liáo聊tiān天。
並且依zhào照cún存qǔ取de的sù速dù度fēn分為
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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.