How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
guàFourth tone
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衣jià架kě可yǐ以guà挂yī衣fu服
rack. You can hang clothes
hái还kě可yǐ以guà挂zài在yào钥shi匙huò或zhě者bāo包bāo包shàng上
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This photo is hanging upside down.
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Please hang your coat here.
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A map is hanging on the wall.
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.