。
He wants to be a teacher.
How to pronounce 当
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dāng当
to serve as; when
HSK 4
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dāngFirst tone
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dàng当
to treat as; suitable
HSK 5
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dàngFourth tone
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Treat me as a good friend from such a distance
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，。
When I arrived home, he had already left.
。
I want to be a lawyer.
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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.