How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wánSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
Friends who like to play games
dà大jiā家zhōu周mò末dōu都qù去nǎ r哪儿wán玩le了?
dōu都kě可yǐ以yòng用zhè這yī一tào套wán玩
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See it in a sentence.
。
This is only a joke.
Science is fun.
It was a blast.
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.