How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bāoFirst tonehánSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
bù不bāo包hán含chū出xíng行de的bù部fen分
Do not include the travel part
měi每yī一個xiàng像素hái還bāo包hán含 RGB sān三zhòng種數zhí值
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
What does it contain?
。
The price does not include the box.
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.