How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiàoFourth toneguǒThird tone
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shuì睡mián眠zhì质liàng量shàng上shēng升de的xiào效guǒ果
yào要shi是dà大jiā家mà罵shuō說,ā啊nǐ你huā花zhè這duō多qián錢zuò做這xiē些shì事qing情,mò沒xiào效guǒ果!
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It works well.
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It doesn't work all that well.
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This method has a very noticeable effect.
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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.