How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
héSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
，。
嬴政tīng听le了，jué觉de得hěn很yǒu有dào道li理，jiù就ràng让hěn很duō多rén人qù去kāi开辟zhè这tiáo条hé河。
wǒ我jué觉de得，jí即shǐ使wǒ我men们dōu都shì是hé河lǐ里de的xiǎo小yú鱼，wǒ我men们yě也kě可yǐ以xuǎn选zé择zěn怎me么yóu游。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
They live across the river.
Is this river shallow?
。
My land abuts on the river.
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.