How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tángSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
And there's sugar over there,
fàng放yī一xiǎo小sháo勺cù醋,zài再lái来yī一xiǎo小sháo勺táng糖
add a little bit vinegar, and sugar
还yǒu有yī一gè个tóng同xué学gěi给le了wǒ我yī一kē颗táng糖
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See it in a sentence.
Please add ten grams of sugar.
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I only have one sweet left.
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.