How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zuòFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
You can make it into pickles
nǐ你shì是shéi谁nǐ你zuò做shén什me么
Who are you? What do you do?
dà大jiā家yě也kě可yǐ以shì试着zuò做zhè这ge个dòng动zuò作
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Mom is cooking.
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Be my guest.
Hear the difference
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.