How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yīFirst tonefuNeutral tone
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Clothes worn at home
yǐ以jí及wǒ我kě可néng能huì會huàn換yī衣fu服
gào告su诉dà大jiā家kuài快lái来mǎi买wǒ我men们de的yī衣fu服
Tell everyone to come and buy our clothes.
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I go to the store to buy clothes.
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Her clothes are beautiful.
The clothes are already dry.
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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.