How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qīngFirst toneniánSecond tone
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mù目qián前tái台灣de的sī私rén人托育費yòng用,duì對dà大bù部fen分de的qīng青nián年jiā家長來講
suǒ所yǐ以qīng青nián年jiā家長men們無論yào要yòng用nǎ哪yī一種fāng方shì式lái來zhào照顧xiǎo小孩
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She's a young person into literature and the arts.
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.