How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
míngSecond tonetiānFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
shuō说de得hǎo好nà那wǒ我men们míng明tiān天jì继xù续liáo聊ba吧
kě可néng能míng明tiān天jiù就kě可néng能開始萎縮le了
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Tomorrow I want to drink tea.
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Tomorrow I want to watch a film.
He is coming tomorrow.
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.