How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
měiThird tonelìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
zhè这shì是yī一zuò座fēi非cháng常měi美lì丽de的chéng城shì市。
wǒ我xiǎng想zhè这lǐ里de的rì日落yě也huì会fēi非cháng常de的měi美lì丽
I think the sunset here will also be very beautiful.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
You are very beautiful.
Literature is beautiful.
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.