How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hūnFirst toneyīnFirst tone
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If it is an ideal marriage partner
tā他jīng经lì历le了sān三cì次hūn婚yīn姻
He went through three marriages
nà那jiù就kě可yǐ以shuō说lǐ理xiǎng想de的hūn婚yīn姻duì对xiàng象
Then it can be said to be an ideal marriage partner
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Marriage frightens some people.
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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.