How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qiūFirst tonetiānFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我tè特bié别xǐ喜huan欢chūn春tiān天hé和qiū秋tiān天de的shí时hou候qí骑chē车。
yīn因wèi为qiū秋tiān天tiān天qì气liáng凉kuai快
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I love autumn.
Autumn is here.
。
Spring sows, autumn reaps.
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.