How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
yào要qù去zhǎo找yī一fèn份xīn新gōng工zuò作,
looking for a new job,
yǒu有xiē些pǐn品pái牌tā他們jiù就huì會qù去zuò做
Some brands offer
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I go to school.
?
Do you want to go to the shop?
。
We take a taxi to the hospital.
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.