How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dànFourth toneshēngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
tóng同yàng样shì是zài在2003nián年,“zhī支fù付bǎo宝” Alipaydàn诞shēng生le了。
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See it in a sentence.
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This tradition originates from China.
。
We were born to die.
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.