How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhìFourth tonezuòFourth tone
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Now we are ready to cook
tā他běn本lái来shì是gěi给xué学sheng生yǎn演示diàn电chí池de的zhì制zuò作de的
kā咖fēi啡机kě可yǐ以yòng用lái来zhì制zuò作kā咖fēi啡
; it makes coffee.
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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.