How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dǎThird tonekāiFirst tone
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wǒ我 dǎ打kāi开 shuǐ水lóng龙头
I turn on the faucet.
yī一bān般wǒ我huì会dǎ打kāi开shuǐ水lóng龙头
I usually turn on the tap.
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Open the bottle.
Please open the bottle.
The window opened.
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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.