How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
quánSecond tonebùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Pour out the broth completely.
tā它bǎ把yú鱼liáng粮quán全bù部chī吃diào掉le了
, it ate all the fish food.
bǎ把jīn今tiān天xué学dào到de的quán全bù部biàn变chéng成nǐ你zì自jǐ己de的
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Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
All ashore!
Is this everything?
。
I've forgotten all the idioms the teacher taught me.
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.