Published On May 21, 2018
Learn how to pronounce the four tones in Mandarin Chinese as well as the neutral tone.
In Chinese the tone used when pronouncing a word will change its meaning. In order to be able to properly speak and understand Mandarin, you need to understand the tones.
The four tones in Mandarin are:
- The first tone, the high level tone.
- The second tone - the rising tone
- The third tone - the falling rising tone, and
- The fourth tone - the falling tone.
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