How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
lèiFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我們yě也huì會gǎn感shòu受dào到lèi累
《職場jī基běn本功:lèi累sǐ死nǐ你de的bù不shì是gōng工zuò作,shì是gōng工zuò作fāng方fǎ法》
The book "Basic workplace skills: What tires you out is not the work itself, but the way you work"
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I'm done up.
I'm done up.
He was tired then.
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.