How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhèngFourth tonehǎoThird tone
Hear it in conversation
zhèng正hǎo好kě可yǐ以huí回dá答nǐ你gāng刚cái才de的wèn问tí题。
zài在1995nián年,zhèng正hǎo好yǒu有yī一gè个měi美guó国de的gōng公sī司yào要lái来杭zhōu州tóu投zī资,yào要lái来杭zhōu州invest。
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The original sentence means exactly the opposite.
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I could use the practice.
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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.