How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nàFourth toneyàngFourth tone
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yīn因wèi为zài在nà那yàng样de的huán环jìng境
wèi为shén什me么tā她kě可yǐ以zuò做nà那yàng样de的dōng东xi西
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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.