How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hénSecond tonejìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
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fān翻guò过lái来,kě可yǐ以看dào到hěn很xiǎo小de的qì气pào泡,zhǐ只yǒu有yī一点点fā发酵de的hén痕jì迹。
dì第qī七tiān天zǎo早shang上,dà大gài概12gè个xiǎo小shí时zhī之hòu后,tā它长gāo高le了两bèi倍,yě也yǒu有yī一点huí回落de的hén痕jì迹。
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See it in a sentence.
。
There is a trace on the table.
。
He disappeared without a trace.
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.