How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
lìFourth toneqiNeutral tone
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bù不xū需yào要zài再fèi费hěn很dà大de的lì力qi气xiǎng想
No need to spend a lot of effort thinking anymore
wǒ我jué觉de得quán全shēn身suān酸tòng痛,yī diǎn r一点儿lì力qi气dōu都méi没yǒu有?
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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.