How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiūFirst tone
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🕺,。
yě也zhèng正yīn因wèi为rú如cǐ此,zài在xiū修dào到bàn半zhōng中jiān间de的shí时hou候,qín秦wáng王zhèng政jiù就fā发xiàn现le了韩guó国zhè这ge个yīn阴谋。
💃wǒ我hái还tīng听shuō说guo过tā他xiū修le了yī一zuò座fēi非cháng常zhǎng长de的qiáng墙。
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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.