How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xíSecond toneguànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
yòu又néng能yǎng养chéng成hǎo好xí习guàn惯
wǒ我men们fǎn反dào倒shì是hěn很bù不xí习guàn惯
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I'm used to it.
Habits are hard to break.
。
He fell into the habit of keeping late hours.
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.