How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tíSecond tonexǐngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
There's one thing to remember:
dàn但shì是yào要tí提xǐng醒dà大jiā家de的shì是
But I want to remind everyone that
關鍵de的yě也shì是mò墨基爾tí提xǐng醒dà大jiā家de的
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Please remind me to post the letter.
。
I reminded him of his interview with the president.
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.