How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Add 2 grams of sugar to balance the heat and spiciness.
10kè克miàn面fěn粉,hé和10kè克shuǐ水hùn混hé合。
xiàn现zài在wǒ我men们zhǔn准bèi备wǔ五kè克de的hóng红chá茶
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See it in a sentence.
Please add ten grams of sugar.
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This piece of chocolate weighs fifty grams.
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.