How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhǎnThird tonekāiFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
The conversation should be expanded as much as possible
rú如guǒ果miàn面shì试guān官xī希wàng望nǐ你zhǎn展kāi开shuō说yī一shuō说
If the interviewer wants you to elaborate
zài在zhǎn展kāi开píng评jí级huà话tí题de的shí时hou候
When discussing the rating topic
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
An investigation was launched.
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.