How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
sìFourth tonehūFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
sì似hū乎yǒu有mǒu某种shēn深kè刻de的lián联xì系
sì似hū乎xiǎo小dào到無fǎ法zài再xiǎo小
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
It seemed to be cheap.
That just seems wrong.
,。
As a whole, the plan seems to be good.
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.