How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
liǎng两gè个yuè月hòu后,shì世jiè界shàng上yǐ已jīng经yǒu有1yì亿gè个rén人yòng用ChatGPT。
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See it in a sentence.
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More than a billion people live in China.
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This company's assets exceed one billion dollars.
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.