How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fàngFourth toneqìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
zuì最zhōng终yě也fàng放qì弃le了zhí直liú流diàn电
wǒ我jīng经cháng常yǒu有fàng放qì弃de的xiǎng想fǎ法
I often have thoughts of giving up
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
You gave up.
Don't give up!
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.