How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shùFourth toneliàngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
suí随zhe着乳suān酸菌shù数liàng量zēng增jiā加,chǎn产shēng生gèng更duō多de的乳suān酸。zhú逐jiàn渐shǐ使miàn面tuán团biàn变chéng成suān酸xìng性de的huán环jìng境。
tōng通guò过xiàn线quān圈de的磁chǎng场xiàn线shù数liàng量jiù就huì会fā发shēng生gǎi改biàn变
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See it in a sentence.
,。
However, the quantity was not correct.
。
Quality is more important than quantity.
。
The number of cars is on the increase.
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.