How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shīFirst toneqùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
pà怕wǒ我huì会zhè这种pà怕shī失qù去de的gǎn感jué觉ma嘛
kàn看 dào到 yě野shēng生 dòng动wù物 shī失qù去 jiā家yuán园
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
My grandmother lost her memory.
We lost it.
He lost control.
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.