How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
píngSecond tonefāngFirst tone
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měi每píng平fāng方gōng公釐jiù就néng能裝載yuē約2.5yì億gè個電晶體
rè热liàng量Qděng等yú于diàn电liú流de的píng平fāng方乘yǐ以diàn电阻
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Two squared equals four.
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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.