How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kòngFourth tonezhìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
kòng控zhì制diàn电liú流de的dà大xiǎo小
kě可yǐ以 kòng控zhì制 yóu油 yán盐 de的 liàng量
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
He lost control.
Control her.
Control yourself!
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.