How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shùnFourth tonebiànFourth tone
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nà那wǒ我shùn顺biàn便bǔ补chōng充yī一gè个zhī知shi识gěi给nǐ你
zěn怎me么xià下棋yě也shì是shùn顺biàn便zài在páng旁biān边xué学xí习zhè这yàng样OK
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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.