How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
rénSecond tonecáiSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
when you come to Shenzhen's Talent Park,
ér而qiě且yīn因為quán全qiú球dōu都zài在qiǎng搶rén人cái才
lái来shēn深圳de的rén人cái才gōng公yuán园le了
visiting Shenzhen's Talent Park.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Only a few people understood me.
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This company urgently needs talented people.
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.