How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dōuFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
Any kind of tomatoes is OK.
lián連wǒ我chuáng床dōu都bāo包le了
Even my bed is covered.
缆chē车dōu都shì是yī一yàng样de的
The cable cars are all the same,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
We are all students.
。
The students are all at school.
I go every year.
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.