How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yuánSecond tone
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has exactly two Primogems
tā他zài在yuán原jù句lǐ里shuō说de的shì是
He said in the original sentence
yī一bù部fen分ne呢jiào叫zuò做yuán原xiàn线quān圈
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We are behind schedule.
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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.