How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bǎoThird tonecúnSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
What to properly save and manage
bīng冰xiāng箱lěng冷dòng冻bǎo保cún存。
Store in freezer.
搅拌jūn均yún匀zhī之hòu后fàng放rù入lěng冷dòng冻shì室。tā他kě可yǐ以bǎo保cún存jǐ几gè个yuè月dào到shèn甚zhì至dào到1nián年。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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They have preserved this building.
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.