How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhuànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
qí其shí实è呃zuò做shì室nèi内zhuāng装潢mán蛮zhuàn赚de的
nǐ你de的gōng公sī司bì必xū须zhuàn赚hěn很duō多qián钱。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I sustain my family.
How do you make money?
。
He works hard in order to earn more money.
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.