How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
děngThird toneyúSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
diàn电liú流iděng等yú于diàn电yā压uchú除yǐ以diàn电阻r
bǐ比rú如xiàn线shàng上yóu游xì戏jiù就děng等yú于zài在xiàn线yóu游xì戏
For example, online games are equivalent to online games
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Smoking means suicide.
Five and three is eight.
。
Three times four equals twelve.
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.