How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cuòFourth toneguòFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
so you won't miss any videos.
yīn因wèi为wǒ我bù不xiǎng想cuò错guò过zhè这lǐ里de的夕阳
Because I don't want to miss the setting sun here.
zhè这jiù就yì意wèi味zhe着nǐ你hěn很kě可néng能yào要cuò错guò过
This means you will likely miss out on
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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She missed the deadline.
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.