How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dàFourth tonejiāFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
dà大jiā家hǎo好 wǒ我shì是wáng王gāng刚
Hello, I'm Wang Gang
wǒ我lái来gěi给dà大jiā家niàn念yī一niàn念tā他de的huí回dá答
Let me read his response to everyone
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
,。
Everyone came except me.
。
Everyone is clapping.
Good job, everyone!
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.