。
Give me the spoon.
How to pronounce 勺子
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
sháo勺zi子
spoon; ladle
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
sháoSecond toneziNeutral tone
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ice cubes
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。
There is a spoon missing.
。
He serves soup with a ladle.
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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.