How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhēngFirst tonelùnFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Do you still need to argue?
nǐ你bù不xū需yào要zhēng争lùn论nǐ你xū需yào要qù去jiě解shì释ma吗
You don't need to argue, you need to explain?
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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There's no use arguing about this matter.
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.