How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
sīFirst tonerénSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
Or the meaning of having a particularly good private relationship
mù目qián前tái台灣de的sī私rén人托育費yòng用,duì對dà大bù部fen分de的qīng青nián年jiā家長來講
méi没yǒu有tè特bié别yào要好de的sī私rén人guān关xi系
There are no particularly close personal relationships
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
It's something personal.
He has a private plane.
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.