How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hǎoThird tonexiàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
His dad is always so funny
zhè这xiē些tú图piàn片fēi非cháng常hǎo好xiào笑。
suǒ所yǐ以duì对hěn很hǎo好xiào笑
So yeah, it’s very funny
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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.