How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiángSecond tonexìFourth tone
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guān关yú于zhè这duàn段lì历shǐ史,jīn今tiān天wǒ我men们bù不huì会xiáng详xì细de地jiè介shào绍。
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Please explain in detail.
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He explained it to me in detail.
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Describe that accident in detail.
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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.