How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cānFirst tonetīngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我gěi给nǐ你tuī推jiàn荐yī一jiā家cān餐tīng厅
I recommend a restaurant to you
jīn今tiān天 wǒ我men们 huì会yào要 qù去 dào到 de的 yī一jiā家 cān餐tīng厅
Today we're going to a restaurant
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Where's the dining room?
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This is a Chinese restaurant.
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.