How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wùFourth tonezhìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
析chū出de的wù物zhì质zhì质liàng量hé和tōng通guò过de的diàn电量chéng成zhèng正bǐ比
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See it in a sentence.
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Food and drink are material needs.
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.