How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shìFourth toneqingNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
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because I want to do things more carefully.
bìng并bù不shì是jiàn件róng容yì易de的shì事qing情
It's not an easy task
yīn因為wǒ我們de的dà大腦zhǐ只néng能yī一cì次zhǐ只zuò做yī一jiàn件shì事qing情,
Because our brain can only focus on one task at a time,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
That is the essence of the matter.
。
That's something like a movie scenario.
Hear the difference
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.