How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hǎoThird tonehǎoThird tone
Hear it in conversation
qí其shí实wǒ我men们yǒu有bì必yào要hǎo好hǎo好de的zhòng重shì视
nǐ你yīng应gāi该hǎo好hǎo好de的liǎo了jiě解yī一xià下
You should really get to know more about it
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Make good use of this opportunity.
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You should make good use of this opportunity.
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.