How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
menNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
Friends may ask
wǒ我 men们 qù去 看yī一看
Let's go take a look.
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.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
People need more communication.
,。
With economic development, people's lives are getting better and better.
My brothers!
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.