How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
He has some personal matters to attend to today.
rán然hòu后qù去bàn办xíng行li李tuō托yùn运
bàn办shén什me么shì事qing情bàn办lǐ理shén什me么shì事qing情
Handle some matters
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
Let's deal with the formalities.
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.