How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jùFourth tonelíSecond tone
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dàn但shì是měi每cì次bǎi摆dòng动de的jù距lí离yě也zhǐ只yǒu有jǐ几微mǐ米
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Distance creates beauty.
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I can't judge distance.
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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.