How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dàiFourth tonebiǎoThird tone
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jī基běn本shang上過qù去kě可yǐ以dài代biǎo表wèi未來
bù不shì是qí其tā他rén人de的wǒ我bù不dài代biǎo表qí其tā他rén人
It is not about others; I do not represent others
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Green stands for hope.
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Several delegates disagreed.
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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.