How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bùFourth tonetóngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
Even if she didn’t agree with you
zhàn占jù据zhe着sēn森lín林bù不tóng同de的kōng空jiān间
occupy different spaces in the forest.
měi每gè个rén人zài在bù不tóng同de的rén人shēng生jiē阶duàn段
Everyone has some very important things to do at different stages of life
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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There are a lot of different peoples in the world.
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He tried to unify the various groups.
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.