How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gǎoThird tone
Hear it in conversation
yuán原lǐ理hái还gǎo搞dǒng懂le了cái才néng能zhī知dào道
幹ma嘛gǎo搞le了gè個zhì擲fēi飛biāo標bǐ比賽ā啊
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Hear the difference
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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.