How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǒngThird tonegǎnThird tone
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It could be your brave side
wā哇càn璨shū叔nǐ你tài太yǒng勇gǎn敢
dàn但tā它ràng让wǒ我gèng更yǒng勇gǎn敢,gèng更dú独lì立,
made me braver, more independent,
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See it in a sentence.
He is very brave.
You are very brave.
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.