How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tuánSecond tonetǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
Collaborate with another group
huò或zhě者nǐ你men们de的tuán团tǐ体
Or your group
rú如guǒ果nǐ你suǒ所miáo描shù述de的jī机gòu构huò或zhě者zhè这ge个tuán团tǐ体
If the organization or group you are describing
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
He tried to unify the various groups.
。
He joined an environmental group.
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.