How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tiānFirst tone
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If one day I am very sad,
dōu都shì试过冬tiān天zuǐ嘴ba巴yǐ已jīng经裂kāi开le了
It is also very moisturise, when I was a kid, my lips cracked in winter
rú如guǒ果yǒu有yī一tiān天tā他de的mā妈ma妈gào告su诉wǒ我
If one day his mom tells me
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She spends an hour studying every day.
I run every day.
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What's the daily fee?
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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.