How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hùnFourth tonehéSecond tone
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àn按zhào照1:1:1 bǐ比lì例hùn混hé合。
xiān先ràng让酵mǔ母xī吸shōu收shuǐ水,tā它kě可yǐ以gèng更kuài快gèng更jūn均yún匀de的hùn混hé合zài在miàn面tuán团lǐ里
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Oil and water don't blend.
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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.