How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
píSecond tonefūFirst tone
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zuì最dà大de的wèn问tí题jiù就shì是,Geminihǎo好xiàng像bù不zhī知dào道zhè这ge个shì世jiè界shàng上yǒu有bái白rén人,bái白pí皮fū肤de的rén人。
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You have nice skin.
Her skin is smooth.
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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.