How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
biànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我jiù就xiàng像biàn变le了lìng另wài外yī一gè个rén人
I feel like I've become a different person
zhè这yàng样fáng房jiān间jiù就huì会biàn变liàng亮hěn很duō多
and the room becomes much brighter.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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My attitude towards him changed.
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My taste has gotten heavier.
She has moods.
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.