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The mirror was shattered.
How to pronounce 镜子
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jìng镜zi子
mirror
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
jìngFourth toneziNeutral tone
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，：
Standing in front of the mirror, I told myself,
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。
The eye is the mirror of the soul.
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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.