How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hěnThird tone
Hear it in conversation
The chilli seeds are very fragrant fried in it
zài在jīng经jì济shàng上yǒu有hěn很duō多hé合zuò作
there is a lot of collaboration
duì對 tā它jiù就huì會hěn很kuài快jiù就tíng停diào掉
right, it will stop very quickly.
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See it in a sentence.
I am well.
He is well.
She is well.
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.