How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tèFourth toneshūFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
suǒ所yǐ以,wǒ我zhǐ只zài在tè特shū殊qíng情kuàng况xià下cái才dǎ打chē车。
jīng莖變chéng成fēi非cháng常de的tè特shū殊
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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We have a special connection.
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This milk has a peculiar smell.
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.