How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tàngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
I'm really sorry to make you come all the way here.
nà那wǒ我men们zhè这tàng趟yào要bǎ把diàn电dào到dǐ底shì是shén什me么
wǒ我jīn今tiān天zǎo早shang上zài在dì地tiě铁zhàn站děng等le了sān三tàng趟chē车,cái才zhōng终yú于jǐ挤shàng上qù去。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I have to go to the library.
。
Please come in to my office.
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.