How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gǎnThird tonedàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
nǐ你yǒu有méi没yǒu有gǎn感dào到hào好qí奇ne呢
rén人jiù就huì会gǎn感dào到qīng轻盈hé和zì自yóu由。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I was surprised and felt sad.
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She wasn't proud of her own merits.
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He feels powerless about his life.
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.