How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhǎnThird toneshìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
You can show your true self
zhī之qián前de的tú图,jiù就zhǎn展shì示le了损益biǎo表de的jī基běn本gài概niàn念
dǎ打suàn算zhǎn展shì示yī一gè个jiào叫zuò做wèi未lái来diàn电lì力de的gài概niàn念
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See it in a sentence.
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I showed her my room.
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I showed him my bedroom.
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.