How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shuǐThird tonepíngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
huò或zhě者nǐ你de的英语shuǐ水píng平hěn很hǎo好de的huà话
or your English is very good,
yīn因為tā它zài在處lǐ理shuǐ水píng平gēn跟chuí垂zhí直fāng方xiàng向
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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My grades are above average.
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His Chinese has improved step by step.
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.