How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chǔThird tonelǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
nǐ你kě可yǐ以tí提qián前chǔ处lǐ理diào掉
zhè这yàng样tā它jiù就kě可yǐ以ān安quán全de的chǔ处lǐ理dà大diàn电liú流hé和gāo高diàn电yā压
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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.