How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiāngFirst toneláiSecond tone
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,?
jiù就shì是wǒ我wǒ我jiāng将lái来zài在zhí职chǎng场中de的jìng竞zhēng争lì力
That is my future competitiveness in the workplace
wǒ我jiāng将lái来shì是fǒu否néng能gòu够zhǎo找dào到hǎo好gōng工zuò作
Whether I can find a good job in the future
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I don't care a bit about the future.
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Prepare yourself for the future.
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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.