How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zánSecond tonemenNeutral tone
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wǒ我kàn看dōu都zán咱men们liǎ俩shì是hěn很xiàng像hā哈hā哈hā哈
zán咱men们zhèng证jiàn件dēng登jì记hǎo好xiān先shōu收hǎo好
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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.