How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qiángSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
🕺xiū修chéng成le了yī一zuò座hěn很zhǎng长hěn很zhǎng长de的fáng防御qiáng墙。
hòu后lái来wǒ我jiù就fān翻le了yī一gè个qiáng墙
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See it in a sentence.
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A map is hanging on the wall.
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Fix the shelf to the wall.
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I hang the calendar on the wall.
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.