How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhìFourth toneshǎoThird tone
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tí提shēng升dào到zhì至shǎo少21%de的shuǐ水準
yīn因wèi为wǒ我jué觉de得zhì至shǎo少néng能gēn跟fù父mǔ母zhù住zài在yì一qǐ起
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!
She at least, she can face them!
Hear the difference
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.