How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hēFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
qù去gōng公yuán园huò或zhě者hē喝bēi杯kā咖fēi啡
nà那wǒ我hē喝de的zhè这ge个yǐn饮liào料ne呢
As for this drink I am having,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I do not drink tea.
He does not drink coffee.
I want to drink water.
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.