How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
biǎoThird toneyángSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
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rán然hòu后，zhè这ge个rén人yào要tā它xiě写yī一piān篇biǎo表yáng扬Joe Bidende的wén文zhāng章，ChatGPTjiù就xiě写le了。
bǐ比rú如shuō说，yǒu有rén人ràng让ChatGPTxiě写yī一piān篇biǎo表yáng扬Donald Trumpde的wén文zhāng章，dàn但shì是bèi被jù拒jué绝le了。
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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.