Tone Marks 声调标注 (shēng diào biāo zhù)
| Tone Marks | |
|---|---|
| First | ā |
| Second | á |
| Third | ǎ |
| Fourth | à |
| Neutral | a |
Pinyin and Characters
Pinyin use the tone marks to indicate the corresponding characters. More than one character can be in the same form of Pinyin, with the same tone marks.
Introducing Tone Marks
There are a total of four tone marks and a neutral tone, and each are pronounced accordingly. Based on the the pronunciation of the individual pinyin given, different words and meanings are produced.
| Tone Marks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | Neutral |
| ā | á | ǎ | à | a |
Speak Chinese - Tones
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