How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fǎnThird toneyìngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
ér而qiě且zhè这种xíng行wéi为huì会zài再cì次fǎn反yìng映dào到jīng精shén神zhuàng状tài态zhōng中
suǒ所yǐ以rú如guǒ果dāng當shì市場de的訊息fǎn反yìng映chū出來ya呀
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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.