How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qīngFirst tonechuNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
kàn看de得qīng清chu楚suǒ所yǒu有biàn便簽zhǐ紙shàng上de的zì字。
Be able to clearly read all the words on the sticky notes.
這個jī基běn本shang上wǒ我們dà大jiā家jiù就hěn很qīng清chu楚le了
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I don't really know.
The law is quite clear.
。
There are a lot of things you don't know about my personality.
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.