How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
liǎThird tone
Hear it in conversation
cóng从wǒ我men们liǎ俩měi每tiān天zěn怎me么shàng上bān班,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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You and I are friends.
Both of you are wrong.
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You two are the nucleus of the team.
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.