How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
quánSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
's so ethereal, all fog.
bù不yào要tiǎn舔wǒ我kǒu口shuǐ水quán全shì是kǒu口shuǐ水
Don't lick me, I'm all saliva
rán然hòu后zhè这biān边quán全shì是pú葡tao萄jiǔ酒
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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.