。
The registration desk is on the first floor.
How to pronounce 处
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chǔ处
to reside; to live
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
chǔThird tone
chù处
place; spot (literary)
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
chùFourth tone
See it in a sentence.
。
His house is somewhere about here.
？
Where is the information counter?
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.