How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
mòFourth tonemòFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
zhǐ只shì是mò默mò默de的chī吃fàn饭tīng听tā他men们liǎng两gè个shuō说
Just silently eating and listening to the two of them talk
dú读chū出shēng声jiù就shì是nǐ你bù不néng能zhǐ只zài在xīn心li里mò默mò默de的dú读
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Leave quietly.
He watches me quietly.
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.