How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shòuFourth toneshāngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
méi没yǒu有zhè这me么duō多zhè这ge个shòu受shāng伤de的jīng经lì历
shāng伤,shì是shāng伤hài害huò或zhě者shòu受shāng伤de的shāng伤。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I am injured.
You're hurt.
。
Several thousand people on each side were injured.
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.