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I read books.
How to pronounce 看
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kàn看
to see; to look at
HSK 1
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
kànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
It's such a big one
Select a word for its meaning.
kān看
to look after; to take care of
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
kānFirst tone
See it in a sentence.
？
Do you like reading books?
？
Do you 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.