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The Neutral Tone

You've already learned the four main tones in Pinyin: first tone (ˉ), second tone (ˊ), third tone (ˇ), and fourth tone (ˋ).

Now you'll learn about the fifth tone: the neutral tone.

The neutral tone is marked by no tone mark and is pronounced with a light and short sound. For example, in 你们好 (nǐ men hǎo), the syllable men is pronounced with a neutral tone.

Here are more examples of syllables with the neutral tone:

WordMeaningPinyin
谢谢thank youxiè xie
妈妈mommā ma
爸爸dadbà ba
哥哥older brothergē ge

--assignment--

I've read the article about the neutral tone.