How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
mìFourth tonemǎThird tone
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Most Wi-Fi passwords in China are eight 8s
suǒ所yǐ以zhōng中guó国rén人hěn很xǐ喜huan欢yòng用8gè个8dàng当Wifide的mì密mǎ码
in Chinese. So, many Chinese people like to use eight 8s as their Wi-Fi password.
mì密mǎ码8gè个8
The password is eight 8s.
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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.