How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
pèiFourth tonefúSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
I admire her. I think she’s a really good person
suǒ所yǐ以yǒu有shí时候wǒ我zhēn真de的hěn很pèi佩fú服nà那xiē些měi每tiān天dōu都jīng精shén神bǎo饱mǎn满de地zuò坐dì地tiě铁de的rén人。
suǒ所yǐ以OKnǐ你hěn很nǐ你hěn很pèi佩fú服tā她
So, okay—you really admire her
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See it in a sentence.
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I admire him for his courage.
It's just that I admire you.
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.