How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
pénSecond tone
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After torching the skin, place it in a basin.
zhǔn准bèi备zhēn榛mó蘑50kè克fàng放rù入pén盆zhōng中
Put 50g of wild mushroom into the bowl
rán然hòu后dà大jiā家jué觉de得zhè这me么yī一pén盆chǎo炒yī一fèn份儿qí其shí实shì是chà差bu不duō多le了
This will be about a portion of dish
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Please pour the water into the basin.
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.