How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiāngFirst toneduìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Offline is relative to online
kě可néng能xiāng相duì对huì会bǐ比jiào较de的孤僻lěng冷ma吗
xiāng相duì对jīng经jì济shàng上huì会gěi给nǐ你men们bǐ比jiào较duō多bāng帮zhù助
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Time is relative.
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Wealth is relative.
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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.