How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
huānFirst toneyíngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
I
huān欢yíng迎 huí回dào到 wǒ我de的 pín频dào道
Welcome back to my channel!
huān欢yíng迎dà大jiā家lái来dào到jīn今tiān天de的zhōng中wén文kè课
Welcome to today's Chinese class
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Welcome.
Please come.
。
Welcome to my channel.
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.