How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shèFourth toneyǐngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
They are doing a photo shoot here.
zhuān专yè业 de的 shuō说fǎ法 shì是 shè摄yǐng影
wǒ我 jué觉de得 zhè这ge个 xiàng相jī机 fēi非cháng常 shì适hé合 jiā家tíng庭shè摄yǐng影
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See it in a sentence.
。
He belongs to the camera club.
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.