How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
háiSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
But it's still not ready yet
jiē接xià下lái来nǐ你hái还huì会jiàn见dào到zhè这ge个rén人
Next, you will see this person again
hái还méi没yǒu有xǐ洗shù漱
and haven't washed my
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Do you still work out?
He returned my book.
。
I will pay you back tomorrow.
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.