How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tiàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
yī一xià下tiào跳dào到wǒ我de的shēn身shàng上
He jumps onto me all of a sudden
kě可yǐ以cóng从yī一gè个yuán原zi子tiào跳dào到lìng另yī一gè个yuán原zi子
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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.