How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qiānFirst tonewànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
You must never light a fire in the mountains.
yǐ以hòu后kě可qiān千wàn万bù不yào要zài再yòng用zhěng整tiān天tǎng躺zhe着de的fāng方shì式
zhōu周mò末qiān千wàn万bù不yào要zài在chuáng床shàng上tǎng躺yī一zhěng整tiān天。
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See it in a sentence.
Please don't!
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Be sure not to forget.
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Whatever you do, don't let this secret leak out.
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.