How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
èrFourth toneyǎngThird tonehuàFourth tonetànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
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zài在dī低wēn温xià下,酵mǔ母fán繁zhí殖chǎn产shēng生èr二yǎng氧huà化tàn碳de的guò过chéng程de的tíng停zhǐ止de的
xiāo消hào耗zhè这xiē些táng糖,tóng同shí时chǎn产shēng生èr二yǎng氧huà化tàn碳hé和jiǔ酒jīng精
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Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
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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.