How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bǐThird tonesàiFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
zhōng中guó国rén人zài在bǐ比sài赛de的shí时hou候jīng经cháng常
bǐ比sài赛de的tóng同xué学huí回lai来le了
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I was asked to umpire the game.
Team A won the match.
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How did you feel about the game?
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.