How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yīnFirst tonesùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
shì是影響yuán元jiàn件chǐ尺cun寸de的yīn因sù素zhī之yī一
nǐ你néng能bù不néng能ná拿dào到zhè這fèn份gōng工zuò作de的yīn因sù素shì是
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See it in a sentence.
。
She considers environmental factors.
。
They identified the risk factors.
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.