How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhèFourth tonelǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
and take some photos of the buildings here,
本qī期shì视pín频jiù就dào到zhè这lǐ里
That's it for this video
hěn很gāo高
tā他men们shì是zěn怎me么zài在zhè这lǐ里bǎ把
it's very high. How did they
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Start here.
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Sitting here is comfortable.
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I put the cup here.
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.