How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tiáoSecond tonejiànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
tóng同shí时mǎn满zú足zhè这4gè个tiáo条jiàn件de的gōng工zuò作
A job that meets these four conditions at the same time
tā它men们bì必xū须dōu都zài在tè特dìng定de的diàn电yā压tiáo条jiàn件xià下
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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.