How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
suíSecond toneyìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Changes cannot be made arbitrarily
jiù就kě可yǐ以suí随yì意shǐ使yòng用de的xiàn现dài代de的shēng生huó活
dōu都bǐ比jiào较suí随yì意dōu都bǐ比jiào较suí随biàn便
is quite casual and informal
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See it in a sentence.
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Please help yourself to the fruit.
Hear the difference
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.