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My name is Yamada.
How to pronounce 山
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shān山
mountain
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
shānFirst tone
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I'm on the mountain. It's very high here.
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The sun is going down.
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I carry a bag on my back up the mountain.
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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.