How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gèngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
It becomes more complicated
qí其shí实焯shuǐ水yě也shì是wèi为le了ràng让tā它gèng更kuài快de的shú熟
Actually blanching is also to make it cook faster
tā他men们gèng更xǐ喜huan欢gēn跟wǒ我shuō说huà话
They preferred talking to me
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Today is even colder.
Is that better?
。
People need more communication.
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.