How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tíngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
bù不huì会zhǐ只tíng停zài在yī一gè个地fāng方
duì對 tā它jiù就huì會hěn很kuài快jiù就tíng停diào掉
right, it will stop very quickly.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Let's stop at the next gas station.
A ceasefire was declared.
A ceasefire was declared.
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.