How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zuǐThird tone
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. I like to bite shrimp directly with my mouth,
chī吃 yòng用zuǐ嘴chī吃dōng东xi西
my mouth, eating
zài在zuǐ嘴shàng上tú涂yī一点zhū猪yóu油de的huà话jiù就huì会
If you put a little lard on your lip
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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.