How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
déSecond tonedàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
nǐ你xiǎng想dé得dào到yī一gè个现chéng成de的dá答àn案
you want to get a ready-made answer
nán難de的shì是怎麼樣dé得dào到nà那fèn份gōng工zuò作
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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You deserve the prize.
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He got a master's degree in law.
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He is entitled to receive the reward.
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.