How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cóngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
xī希wàng望néng能cóng从yī一gè个xīn新yuán员gōng工
I hope to transform from a new employee
yǒu有hěn很duō多de的xīn新xiān鲜kōng空qì气cóng从wài外miàn面jìn进lái来le了
. This is the bathroom.
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Please get up from the chair.
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Leaves fall from the tree.
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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.