How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chóngSecond tonexīnFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
Then wash the wok again
nǐ你zhǐ只néng能chóng重xīn新mǎi买xīn新de的
然後yòu又yào要zài再chóng重xīn新gǔ鼓qǐ起
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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.