How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fāFirst tonexiànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
🕺。
shí十fēn分zhōng钟zhī之hòu后,nǐ你fā发xiàn现茄zi子de的biǎo表miàn面chū出shuǐ水le了
Ten minutes later, you notice there is water on the surface of the eggplant.
zài在zhōu周wéi围nǐ你huì会fā发xiàn现zhè这lǐ里
if you look around, you will notice that here
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
They found out.
。
Scientists discovered a new law of nature.
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.