How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xìnFourth tonehàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
The signal on your side is not very good
0hé和1de的xìn信hào号qīng清xī晰de的chuán传dì递
zhè这yàng样de的jī积jí极xìn信hào号gěi给dànǎo大脑
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Catch a signal.
The signal was red.
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.