How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
miànFourth toneduìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
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to bravely face new challenges.
miàn面duì对jiāo交liú流diàn电de的wēi威xié胁
miàn面duì对zhè这yàng样yī一gè个gōng工zuò作餐
Facing such a working meal
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See it in a sentence.
Let's face facts.
!
She at least, she can face them!
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.