How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
pángSecond tonebiānFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
tā他zǒu走dào到yī一kē棵dà大shù树páng旁biān边,
wǒ我huì会zǐ仔xì细tīng听páng旁biān边de的rén人zài在liáo聊shén什me么
I will carefully listen to what the people next to me are talking about
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Sit beside me.
He's at her side.
。
The embassy is located next to the Supreme Court.
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.