How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiànFourth tonemiànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
or friends
duì对bǐ比rú如dì第yī一cì次jiàn见miàn面de的shí时hou候
wǒ我men们bù不xū需yào要chū出mén门hé和péng朋you友men们jiàn见miàn面le了,yīn因wèi为wǒ我men们néng能yòng用yǎn眼jìng镜dǎ打diàn电huà话。
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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.