How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiànFourth tonechǎngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
yě也huì会zài在xiàn现chǎng场qù去tīng听yī一tīng听lì历shǐ史de的gù故shi事
hěn很duō多rén人huì会zǎo早zǎo早de的dào到dá达xiàn现chǎng场qù去děng等dài待shēng升旗
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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A crowd gathered at the scene.
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The injured were removed from the scene.
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.