How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǒngThird toneyuǎnThird tone
Hear it in conversation
always give the family the same things to talk about.
wǒ我men们gǎn感知diàn电liú流de的fāng方shì式yǒng永yuǎn远dōu都shì是jiàn间jiē接de的
dàn但shì是dì地tiě铁zài在dì地xià下kāi开,tā它yǒng永yuǎn远bù不huì会dǔ堵chē车。
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See it in a sentence.
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The customer is always right.
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I will always support you.
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.