How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nàFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
hǎo好nà那wǒ我xiǎng想
Okay, then I think,
nà那gěng梗yuè越duō多qí其shí实yuè越划bù不lái来
The more stems there are, the less cost-effective it actually is
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
That is tea.
?
Is that your friend?
That is my dog.
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.