How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fāFirst tonezhǎnThird tone
Hear it in conversation
dàn但shì是suí随zhe着wǎng网luò络de的fā发zhǎn展
But with the development of the internet
bù不jǐn仅zǔ阻ài碍le了gōng工yè业de的fā发zhǎn展
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Industry was growing quickly.
。
China developed very quickly.
。
It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.
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.