How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
páiSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我men们dà大jiā家huì会pái排hǎo好duì队
yīn因wèi为rú如guǒ果wǒ我zuò坐zài在hòu后pái排de的zuò座wèi位
Because if I sit in the back seat
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I will take the beefsteak.
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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.