How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dǒngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
yuán原lǐ理hái还gǎo搞dǒng懂le了cái才néng能zhī知dào道
jiù就shì是nǚ女rén人zhēn真de的dǒng懂nǚ女rén人
Yeah, so I feel that
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I sort of understand.
。
Only a few people understood me.
。
It is difficult to understand his theory.
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.