How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qíSecond tonezhōngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
,
qí其zhōng中yī一wèi位péng朋you友de的huí回dá答
One friend's response
qí其zhōng中jiù就bāo包kuò括le了kě可jiàn见guāng光
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
It's one of the reasons.
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.