How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
duōFirst toneshaoNeutral tone
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wǒ我們kě可yǐ以jiǎng講duō多shao少cì次
měi每nián年kě可yǐ以qǐng请duō多shao少tiān天de的bìng病jiǎ假
How many days of sick leave can be taken each year
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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.