How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yīngFirst tonegāiFirst tone
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How should they be used?
zhè这yī一duàn段yīng应gāi该shì是zuì最gāo高de的wǒ我gǎn感jué觉
This section should be the highest. I feel
zhè这ge个 yīng应gāi该 shì是 螃蟹
This should be crab.
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See it in a sentence.
You should go.
She should come.
。
You deserve the prize.
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.