How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zǎoThird tonefànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
in at the front desk. There's
bù不xiàng像wǒ我zài在dì地tiě铁lǐ里,zhǐ只néng能wén闻dào到gè各zhǒng种zǎo早fàn饭de的wèi味dao道。
xiàn现zài在wǒ我yào要qù去chī吃zǎo早fàn饭
I'm going to have breakfast
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I mostly have fruit for breakfast.
Is breakfast included?
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.