How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fēngFirst tonegéSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
Or people with different social styles
wǒ我kāi开shè设le了hé和shì视pín频tóng同yàng样fēng风gé格
I offer
shè社jiāo交fēng风gé格yě也bù不tóng同de的rén人
People with different social styles.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
It's not your style.
。
She had an individual style of speaking.
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.