How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
huíSecond tonedáSecond tone
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How should I answer such a question?
zhèng正hǎo好kě可yǐ以huí回dá答nǐ你gāng刚cái才de的wèn问tí题。
huí回dá答dà大jiā家yī一gè个wèn问tí题ba吧
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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.