How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bàoFourth tonegàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Can you send me the report?
zhǐ只xū需yào要tōng通guò过FinDoctorbào报gào告
wǒ我kàn看le了kàn看bào报gào告
I looked at the report
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Give me the report.
Give me the report.
。
The report has been recently published.
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.