How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shìFourth tonefǒuThird tone
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qǔ取決於wǒ我們shì是fǒu否chuān穿yuè越le了shì事jiàn件視界
tòu透過製程lái來驗證電腦模擬shì是fǒu否zhèng正確
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He asked me if I was busy.
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Do you give your consent to the operation?
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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.