How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
duìFourth tonedàiFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
nǐ你干ma嘛duì对dài待wǒ我jiù就xiàng像duì对dài待qí其tā他
Why do you treat me like you treat others
nǐ你jué觉de得wǒ我men们yīng应gāi该zěn怎me么duì对dài待,zěn怎me么kàn看dài待jīn今tiān天de的gāo高kē科jì技ne呢?
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Please treat me fairly.
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You were treated unfairly.
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He treats friends with a sincere attitude.
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.