How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
miànFourth tonebāoFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
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kǎo烤chū出lái来de的miàn面bāo包,qū区bié别hái还shi是hěn很míng明xiǎn显de的
zhè这lǐ里yǒu有miàn面bāo包miàn面bāo包
Here we have bread
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Bread is made from wheat.
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.