How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gēnFirst tonejùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
nǐ你kě可yǐ以gēn根jù据nǐ你de的xū需yào要xuǎn选zé择
tōng通cháng常shì是gēn根jù据mǒu某gè个rén人de的xìng性gé格
Is usually based on someone's personality
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See it in a sentence.
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The price varies with demand.
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.