How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
pànFourth toneduànFourth tone
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That can help us judge
bāng帮zhù助wǒ我men们pàn判duàn断tā它de的huó活xìng性hé和kòng控zhì制喂yǎng养de的cì次shù数。
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I can't judge distance.
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You are correct in your judgement.
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.