How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tóngSecond tonehuàFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
, like a fairy tale town. A
wǒ我jué觉de得xiàng像tóng童huà话yī一yàng样
It feels like a fairy tale .
gěi给xiǎo小péng朋yǒu友kàn看de的tóng童huà话
children.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
She likes fairy tales.
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.