How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fúSecond tonezhuāngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
I am operating a clothing store
jiù就shì是zhǐ指wǒ我shì是zhè这jiā家fú服zhuāng装diàn店de的lǎo老bǎn板
It means I am the owner of this clothing store
ràng让gèng更duō多de的rén人zhī知dào道nǐ你de的fú服zhuāng装diàn店
Let more people know about your clothing store
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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He wears Chinese-style clothes.
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.