How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bànFourth tonefǎThird tone
Hear it in conversation
méi没yǒu有bàn办fǎ法bǎ把yī一gè个jì技qiǎo巧wā挖得hěn很shēn深
zhǎo找dào到yī一gè个zuì最hǎo好de的bàn办fǎ法。
to find the best way.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
There is one way.
There's no way.
,。
Everyone agreed, which shows this method works.
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.