How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gǎnThird tone
Hear it in conversation
kōng空qì气 zhì质liàng量 wèn问tí题, dà大jiā家 dōu都 néng能 gǎn感 shòu受dào到
wǒ我們de的團隊jiù就gǎn感shòu受dào到nà那種意義gǎn感
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You have a keen sense of direction.
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Distance creates beauty.
She has a sense of humor.
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.