How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
guìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
A camera that is too professional and too expensive
dàn但shì是tā它hěn很guì贵
, but it's very expensive.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Which one is more expensive?
。
Eggs are cheap this season.
But it's too expensive!
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.