How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kèFourth tonefúSecond tone
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The meaning of online customer service
tā他de的kè客fú服shì是zài在xiàn线kè客fú服
Their customer service is online customer service
tōng通guò过wǎng网luò络hé和kè客fú服rén人yuán员jìn进xíng行lián联xì系
Contact customer service through the internet
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The customer service is excellent.
I work in customer service.
Hear the difference
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.