How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
lìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
續航lì力qiáng強才bú不yòng用擔xīn心
將會bèi被極duān端de的潮汐lì力nòng弄得無fǎ法jū居zhù住
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He praised me to the skies.
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Use your imagination.
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Let's stay focused.
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.