How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chéngSecond tonegōngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
rú如guǒ果wǒ我們chéng成gōng功chuān穿過le了shì事jiàn件視界
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
May you succeed!
I wish you success.
。
That he will succeed is certain.
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.