，。
Hello, I am a student.
How to pronounce 你好
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
nǐ你hǎo好
hello; hi
HSK 1
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
nǐThird tonehǎoThird tone
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I met new classmates, I might say hello
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See it in a sentence.
，！
Hello, world!
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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.