How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nòngFourth tone
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breakfast. See
zì自jǐ己nòng弄hǎo好zì自jǐ己chū出mén门
將會bèi被極duān端de的潮汐lì力nòng弄得無fǎ法jū居zhù住
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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.