How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
duìFourth tonehuàFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Of course, during the conversation
néng能xiǎng想qǐ起wǒ我men们jīn今tiān天de的duì对huà话。
suǒ所yǐ以gāng刚cái才wǒ我gēn跟tā他jìn进xíng行le了hěn很duō多de的duì对huà话
So I had quite a long conversation with him just now.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I didn't take part in the conversation.
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Our conversation always ends in a quarrel.
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.