How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fènFourth tonedòuFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
,“”。
zhè这yàng样nǐ你de的“dì地tiě铁fèn奋dòu斗shǐ史”jiù就kě可yǐ以biàn变chéng成“dì地tiě铁xué学xí习shǐ史”le了。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I have to strive.
。
I strive for my family.
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.