How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fāngFirst tonemiànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
try to cover all the five aspects.
kě可néng能shì是měi美國fāng方miàn面de的技術chū出kǒu口lòu漏dòng洞
shì是tā他shēng生huó活fāng方miàn面de的qí其tā他de的shì事qing情
It is other matters in his personal life
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
I want to just focus on the positive.
。
He's not very strict about this.
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.