How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīnFirst toneshǔThird tone
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jīn金shǔ属de的yī一dà大tè特diǎn点jiù就shì是
wǒ我men们zhī知dào道diàn电xiàn线shì是jīn金shǔ属
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Copper and silver are both metals.
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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.