How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiāngFirst tonechǔThird tone
Hear it in conversation
Yeah, I think so
suī虽rán然kě可néng能méi没yǒu有bàn办fǎ法gēn跟nǐ你men们xiāng相chǔ处zài在yì一qǐ起
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See it in a sentence.
He is easy to get along with.
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.