How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shàngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
there is a lot of collaboration
“nǐ你wèi为shén什me么lí离kāi开shàng上yī一fèn份gōng工zuò作?”
"Why did you leave your last job?"
zài在zuǐ嘴shàng上tú涂yī一点zhū猪yóu油de的huà话jiù就huì会
If you put a little lard on your lip
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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The computer is on the table.
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There are many things on the table.
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There are three apples on the table.
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.