How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiàngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
like I'm in the clouds. I
jiù就xiàng像shǒu手機de的電chí池yī一樣,
Similar to a cellphone's battery,
zhè这lǐ里fēi非cháng常xiàng像yī一gè个shí十zì字
This place looks very much like a cross.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
This is beyond the scope of my imagination.
。
Death is like dreaming.
。
That's something like a movie scenario.
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.