How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chóngSecond tonefùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
and will not be reused.
měi每tiān天dōu都zài在chóng重fù复yī一yàng样de的shì事qing情
Every day is a repetition of the same things
chóng重fù复fā发shēng生de的速lǜ率
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
He repeated that.
。
Please repeat after me.
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.