How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
néngSecond toneliàngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
shēn身tǐ体xiāo消hào耗le了tài太duō多néng能liàng量,
zhèng正cháng常de的chuán传dì递xìn信hào号hé和néng能liàng量gōng供jǐ给
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Heat is a form of energy.
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Plants get energy from sunlight.
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.