How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiěThird tonezuòFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我men们zài在xiě写zuò作de的shí时hou候,huì会yòng用dào到zhè这ge个biǎo表dá达。
wǒ我de的xiě写zuò作hái还mán蛮yǒu有xìn信xīn心de的
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She practices writing every day.
He doesn't like writing.
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.