How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
guānFirst tonexīnFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
gèng更 guān关xīn心 huán环jìng境 wèn问tí题
yòu又huò或zhě者nǐ你qí其shí实gēn根běn本bù不guān关xīn心
Or maybe you actually don't care at all
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
He doesn't care about money.
I still don't care.
。
She is careful about her child's nutrition.
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.