How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bìngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
🕺bìng并zài在píng评lùn论qū区gào告su诉wǒ我men们,
bìng并gěi给wǒ我yī一gè个dà大dà大de的zàn赞
and give me a big thumbs up.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I actually didn't know that.
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She wasn't proud of her own merits.
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At first, I didn't like this job.
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.