How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kěThird tonenéngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
Friends may ask
yǒu有hěn很duō多fěn粉丝kě可néng能huì会yí疑wèn问
May many of you may wonder
tā他men们kě可néng能bù不shì是liǎng两zhǐ只shǒu手zhǐ指头lā拉
They might not be pulling it with two fingers. It's
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
It can't be!
Maybe he's busy.
。
It might be a wedding.
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.