How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yìnFourth tonexiàngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
tiān天qì气ràng让nǐ你yìn印xiàng象shēn深kè刻de的地fāng方
dì第yī一cì次miàn面shì试ràng让wǒ我yìn印xiàng象tè特bié别shēn深kè刻。
my first interview was particularly memorable.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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That left an impression.
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First impressions matter.
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You have left a heavy impression on 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.