How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kànFourth tonelaiNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
kàn看lai来wǒ我men们dōu都bù不tài太xǐ喜
ēn嗯duì对kàn看lai来nà那ge个shí时hou候shì是yī一yàng样de的
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
She seems rich.
That seems good.
。
It looks like we need to pack things up.
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.