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You are holding the book upside down.
How to pronounce 倒
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dào倒
to invert; upside down
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
dàoFourth tone
dǎo倒
to fall; to collapse
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
dǎoThird tone
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This photo is hanging upside down.
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I'm afraid to fall.
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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.