How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jíSecond tonetǐThird tone
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It is composed of a collective
dāng当rán然yě也huì会yǒu有yì一xiē些bǐ比jiào较yǒu有qù趣de的jí集tǐ体xiàng项mù目
zhǐ只yào要shì是yī一gè个dà大de的jí集tǐ体
As long as it is a large collective
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The Japanese like to travel in groups.
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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.