。
He must be the principal.
How to pronounce 一定
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yí一dìng定
surely; certainly
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
yíSecond tonedìngFourth tone
See it in a sentence.
。
The changing of seasons follows a certain law.
。
We must keep our hands clean.
Hear the difference
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.