How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
réngSecond toneránSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
réng仍rán然hé和tóng同shì事men们chuān穿行zài在dà大shān山zhōng中
is still walking through the mountains with his coworkers.
cōng聪ming明de的shì事qing情,rú如guǒ果jīn今tiān天réng仍rán然shì适yòng用de的huà话,wǒ我men们jiù就yào要jì继xù续zuò做。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
,。
Although she is very tired, she is still working.
I'm still busy.
I still love her.
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.