。
Nice to meet you.
How to pronounce 高兴
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gāo高xìng兴
happy; glad
HSK 1
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
gāoFirst tonexìngFourth tone
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Nice to meet you
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
，。
As long as you come, I will be happy.
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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.