How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiāngFirst tonexìnFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
but I believe that as China
xiāng相xìn信nà那yǒu有rén人jiù就yào要看看
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I believe you.
She trusts him.
I believe in love.
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.