How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hùnFourth toneluànFourth tone
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Why such a chaotic phenomenon occurs
huò或zhě者shì是kāi开guān关chè彻dǐ底de的chéng成yī一gè个hùn混luàn乱de的zhuàng状tài态
nà那ge个shí时hou候shè社huì会gǎn感jué觉zhěng整de的zhěng整tǐ体bǐ比jiào较hùn混luàn乱
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The meeting room was in chaos.
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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.