How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tǐngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我gǎn感jué觉zhè这ge个wēn温dù度qí其shí实tǐng挺gě合..
I feel this temperature is actually quite... quite
qí其shí实wǒ我yóu游yǒng泳yě也hái还tǐng挺lì厉hai害de的
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See it in a sentence.
How fascinating!
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This makes sense to me.
That was pretty funny.
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.