How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wúSecond toneguānFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
That is to say, it is unrelated to work
zhè这ge个zhī知shi识qí其shí实gēn跟jīn今tiān天de的nèi内róng容wú无guān关
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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.