How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wǎnThird tone
Hear it in conversation
Put 2 star anise into a bowl
rán然hòu后 ne呢 还yǒu有 wǎn碗
Then there are bowls.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I tasted this bowl of soup.
A wooden bowl.
I'm washing the dishes.
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.