How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Sometimes I sweat a lot, why is that?
wǒ我zǒu走guò过qù去zuò坐xià下,shǒu手xīn心quán全shì是hàn汗,
I walked over and sat down, my palms sweating,
bù不yòng用chuān穿hěn很duō多yī衣fu服yě也bù不huì会chū出hěn很duō多hàn汗
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See it in a sentence.
I'm dripping with sweat.
He began to sweat.
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.