How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bāngFirst tonemángSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
rú如guǒ果bié别ren人qǐng请nǐ你bāng帮máng忙kě可shì是nǐ你zuò做bù不dào到
If someone asks you for help but you can't do it
wǒ我zhè这lǐ里zhǔn准bèi备le了yī一gè个Excellái来bāng帮máng忙
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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We help each other out.
。
Please send someone to help.
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.