How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wěiThird tonedàFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
🕺tā他zhōng终yú于wán完chéng成le了zhè这ge个wěi伟dà大de的rèn任wu务。
wěi伟dà大de的fù富兰kè克林tōng通guò过zhù著míng名de的fēng风筝shí实yàn验
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Great thoughts are created through intricate details.
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We commemorate this great hero.
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This is a great moment.
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.