How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
deNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
About air-conditioning tips,
chǎo炒jī鸡dàn蛋de的yóu油yī一dìng定yào要fēi非cháng常de的rè热
The oil has to be very hot, when scramble the eggs.
huān欢yíng迎dà大jiā家lái来dào到jīn今tiān天de的zhōng中wén文kè课
Welcome to today's Chinese class
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Your book is very good.
He is my friend.
?
Is she your teacher?
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.