How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
rénSecond tonelèiFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
shuō说zhè这ge个gōng公sī司de的mù目dì的shì是yán研jiū究rén人gōng工zhì智néng能,为de的shì是bāng帮zhù助quán全rén人lèi类。
rén人lèi类duì对diàn电de的rèn认zhī知
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
Our true nationality is mankind.
They are human.
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.