How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
méiSecond toneshìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
At this time, you can say it's okay, I'm not in a hurry
rán然hòu后tòng痛de的wǒ我tòng痛de的wā哇wā哇jiào叫rán然hòu后jiù就méi没shì事
méi没shì事de的shí时hou候kě可yǐ以gēn跟着qù去zuò做yī一xià下
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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.