How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
diànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
yú于shì是nǐ你qù去le了yī一jiā家shǒu手jī机diàn店
So you went to a mobile phone store
zhè这jiā家diàn店méi没yǒu有搅拌bàng棒
This shop doesn't have a stirring stick
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
They broke into the jewelry shop.
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.