How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiàngFourth tonejīFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
You know a lot about cameras.
wǒ我zhǔn准bèi备ná拿qǐ起wǒ我de的xiàng相jī机
I am going to pick up my camera
gěi给 nǐ你men们 看yī一看 wǒ我de的 xiàng相jī机
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
Something's wrong with my camera.
。
Camera quality is a top priority for me.
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.