How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wùFourth tonejiàFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
yě也kě可yǐ以gào告su诉wǒ我nǐ你de的chéng城shì市wù物jià价zěn怎me么yàng样
shùn顺biàn便dài带nǐ你men们kàn看yī一xià下德guó国de的wù物jià价
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Prices continued to rise.
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Prices have been rising steadily.
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.