How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zàiFourth tonejiànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
See you next time, bye-bye!
xià下cì次zài再jiàn见de的shí时hou候
When we meet next time
wǒ我men们xià下cì次zài再jiàn见
you next time!
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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.