How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
guòFourth tonechéngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我bǎ把péi培yǎng养酵mǔ母de的guò过chéng程fēn分wéi为liǎng两gè个jiē阶duàn段:
nǐ你zài在diàn电huà话huì会yì议de的guò过chéng程zhōng中
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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.