How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dǎThird tonejiàFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
gè各zhǒng种xì细jūn菌hé和微shēng生wù物kāi开shǐ始dǎ打jià架,zhēng争duó夺zī资yuán源,pīn拼mìng命fán繁zhí殖。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I really feel like fighting.
You are always fighting.
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.