How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhàoFourth tonepiànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
nǐ你zhī知dào道nǐ你隨shǒu手pāi拍de的yī一zhāng張zhào照piàn片
kàn看 dào到 bīng冰 chuān川 róng融huà化 de的 zhào照piàn片
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I printed three photos yesterday.
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This photo is hanging upside down.
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.