How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shāngFirst tonediànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
qí其shí实chú除le了zài在shāng商diàn店lǐ里miàn面tuī推xiāo销chǎn产pǐn品yǐ以wài外
In fact, besides promoting products in stores
xī希wàng望jīn今tiān天guàng逛shāng商diàn店de的shí时hou候
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
This is a shop.
She is at the shop.
?
Do you want to go to the shop?
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.