How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
zài再jiā加rù入xǐ洗hǎo好de的zhēn榛mó蘑
Add the clean wild mushroom
wǒ我gāng刚gang刚yǐ已jīng经xǐ洗hǎo好le了zǎo澡
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Go wash up.
Wash your feet.
I'm washing the dishes.
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.