How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bīngFirst tonexiāngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
Oh,
bīng冰xiāng箱lěng冷dòng冻bǎo保cún存。
Store in freezer.
wǒ我dǎ打kāi开wǒ我de的bīng冰xiāng箱
I'll open my refrigerator.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
The fridge is open.
The fridge is dirty.
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.