How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qíSecond tonejìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
🕺“”。
💃lǐ李míng明,shuō说dào到秦始皇liú留xià下de的qí奇jì迹,
🕺wǒ我men们kě可yǐ以liáo聊liáo聊tā他zuì最hòu后liú留xià下de的qí奇jì迹。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
The medicine worked marvels.
This is a miracle.
。
Love is the miracle of civilization.
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.