How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xīFirst toneshōuFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
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xī吸shōu收dào到lǐ理jiě解dào到hěn很duō多de的xīn新cí词huì汇
absorb and understand a lot of new vocabulary from this video.
qīng轻qīng轻bǎ把ròu肉拨kāi开，ràng让tǔ土dòu豆hé和萝卜kě可yǐ以xī吸shōu收dào到tāng汤汁。
Gently push the meat aside so that the potatoes and carrots can absorb the soup.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Plant roots absorb water.
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Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
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.