How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kànFourth tonefǎThird tone
Hear it in conversation
duì对nǐ你men们yǒu有shén什me么kàn看fǎ法
What are your thoughts?
zuì最hòu后gēn跟dà大jiā家fēn分xiǎng享yī一個wǒ我duì對職場de的kàn看fǎ法
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
What's your view?
My opinion is the opposite.
。
Your view is too optimistic.
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.