How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhāngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
zhè这shì是yī一zhāng张dì地tú图
This is a map, a
nǐ你jiào叫wǒ我zhāng张lǎo老shī师jiù就kě可yǐ以le了
You can just call me Teacher Zhang
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Open your eyes.
I have a map.
A sheet of paper.
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.