How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chǎnThird toneshēngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
yīn因wèi为 yùn运shū输 huì会 chǎn产shēng生 tàn碳 pái排fàng放
🕺duì对zhōng中guó国de的wèi未lái来chǎn产shēng生le了jù巨dà大de的yǐng影xiǎng响。
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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.