How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
diànFourth toneyǐngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
💃zhēn真de的xiàng像yī一bù部dà大diàn电yǐng影。
zhè这ge个cí词běn本lái来yīng应gāi该shì是zài在diàn电yǐng影lǐ里
This word should originally be in the movie
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See it in a sentence.
I like films.
?
Do you want to watch a film?
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Tomorrow I want to watch a film.
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.