How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
lìFourth toneliangNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
So I want to ask everyone, in social situations
nà那me么wǒ我men们zài在jiàn健shēn身fáng房zuò做de的lì力liang量xùn训liàn练
tā它shì是tuī推dòng动diàn电荷liú流dòng动de的lì力liang量
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See it in a sentence.
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Information is power.
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Knowledge is power.
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.