How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhěngThird tonegèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
rán然hòu后zhěng整gè个shàng上wǔ午de的shí时jiān间
Then, I might go out to film
jīng经lì历le了zhěng整gè个xià夏tiān天de的fēng疯zhǎng长hòu后
After growing wildly all summer,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I cried all night.
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He ate all of the apple.
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.