How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chūnFirst tonetiānFirst tone
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wǒ我tè特bié别xǐ喜huan欢chūn春tiān天hé和qiū秋tiān天de的shí时hou候qí骑chē车。
měi每nián年de的chūn春tiān天huì会yǒu有yī一gè个jié节rì日jiào叫zuò做qīng清明jié节
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It's spring.
Spring has come.
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Farmers sow seeds in the spring.
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.