How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cúnSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
huán环bǎo保 de的 tóng同shí时 hái还 néng能 cún存 qián钱
suǒ所yǐ以zhōu周mò末wǒ我yào要yī一zhí直tǎng躺zhe着,bǎ把néng能liàng量cún存qǐ起lai来。
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He deposited the prize money in the bank.
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.