How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
héSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
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Soy sauce and salt.
tā他shuō说yóu由yú于zhōng中guó国hé和wǒ我men们guó国jiā家
He said that due to the economic cooperation between China and our country
jiù就shì是yào要bǎ把zhè这ge个yè叶zi子hé和gǎn杆fēn分kāi开lái来
It's to separate the tender leaf from the stem
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
She and I are friends.
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She likes talking with friends.
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This matter has nothing to do with 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.