How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dǎThird tonezhàngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
💃。 🕺,
dǎ打zhàng仗de的shí时hou候ne呢,méi没yǒu有hěn很duō多chī吃de的dōng东xi西,rén人men们yě也huì会chī吃gǒu狗ròu肉。
🕺yīn因wèi为dà大jiā家dōu都zài在dǎ打zhàng仗,
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Many young men went to war.
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.