How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wénSecond tonejiànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
,
And places a document on her desk,
tā他shuō说qǐng请bǎ把zhè这fèn份wén文jiàn件jiāo交gěi给nǐ你men们jīng经lǐ理
He said to please hand this document to your manager
bù不guǎn管shì是zì自動huà化處lǐ理wén文jiàn件、設計創意宣導tú圖
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See it in a sentence.
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Please print this document for me.
The file is corrupt.
I signed the document.
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.