How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
mànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
💃,。
dàn但shì是dòng动得hěn很màn慢
But it moves very slowly
bǐ比zhōng中guó国de的shí时jiān间màn慢yī一gè个xiǎo小shí时
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See it in a sentence.
。
I'm slow to adapt to new situations.
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.