How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gēngFirst tonexīnFirst tone
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This will be my biggest motivation to update.
dàn但現zài在yǒu有yì一xiē些gēng更xīn新yě也許bù不tài太yī一樣
wǒ我yě也huì会gēng更xīn新gèng更duō多yǒu有yòng用de的shì视pín频
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Keep me updated.
I await updates.
Let it update.
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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.