🎵 The Four Tones — 声调
The same syllable with a different tone is a different word. mā má mǎ mà — four sounds, four meanings!
👀 Meet the tones
ā
─
First tone
High and level
á
╱
Second tone
Rising
ǎ
ˇ
Third tone
Falling-rising
à
╲
Fourth tone
Falling
a
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Neutral tone
Light and short
🎧 Tone practice — which tone did you hear?
🔗 Tone pair practice
Hear two syllables in a row — do their tones match or differ? Select the tone you heard for each.