。
I quit.
How to pronounce 干
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gàn干
to work; to do
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
gànFourth tone
gān干
dry
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
gānFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
but it's dry now.
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。
I love the trunk.
。
The clothes are already dry.
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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.