How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yínSecond tonehángSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
jiǎng讲huà话zhōng中,tā他pī批píng评le了zhōng中guó国de的yín银háng行hé和zhōng中guó国de的jīn金róng融tǐ体xì系。
rán然hòu后bù不tóng同de的yín银háng行
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Please go to the bank.
Is the bank open?
。
He deposited the prize money in the bank.
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.