How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fùFourth tonejìnFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
zǒu走lù路 qù去 fù附jìn近 de的 de地 fāng方
nà那wǒ我jiā家zài在hā哈尔滨fù附jìn近
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
She lives nearby.
I live near here.
?
Is there a gas station near here?
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.