How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gāoFirst tonedùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
suǒ所yǐ以zhè这ge个jiē阶duàn段bù不xū需yào要guān观chá察tā它de的gāo高dù度biàn变huà化。
dàn但gè各個地fāng方zhǐ只yào要zhǎng長dào到zhǐ指dìng定gāo高dù度
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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.