How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
míSecond tonebǔThird tone
Hear it in conversation
zuò做le了yī一gè个jì技shù术mí弥bǔ补
This technique makes up for it
xiàn现dài代kuài快sù速fā发酵de的miàn面bāo包tōng通guò过jiā加rù入táng糖,yóu油脂,jī鸡dàn蛋huò或zhě者niú牛nǎi奶lái来mí弥bǔ补tā它de的wèi味dao道
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I must make up for the loss.
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You must make up for the loss.
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.