How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yíSecond tonedòngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
fā发shēng生yí移dòng动hé和跃迁de的shí时hou候
dāng当nǐ你yí移dòng动yī一gè个diàn电荷de的shí时hou候
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See it in a sentence.
He moved the furniture.
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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.