How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xīnFirst toneqíngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
I'm actually feeling very bad
xuè血yā压huì会píng平稳,xīn心qíng情yě也huì会biàn变hǎo好。
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See it in a sentence.
She is upset.
He's in a bad mood.
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.