How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
péiSecond tone
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péi陪nǐ你yī一qǐ起學習學校mò沒jiāo教de的知識。
Accompanying you to learn knowledge that is not taught in school.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I accompanied her on a walk.
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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.