How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tíSecond tone
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hé和zhí职chǎng场yǒu有guān关de的huà话tí题
A topic related to the workplace
jīn今tiān天 wǒ我men们 jiù就 lái来 liáo聊 liáo聊 zhè这ge个 huà话 tí题
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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.