How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
lìFourth tonekèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
I immediately stood up and
huì会lì立kè刻dé得dào到duì对fāng方de的huí回fù复
You will receive an immediate response from the other party
sì四shí十wǔ五fēn分zhōng钟yī一dào到,wǒ我jiù就lì立kè刻zhàn站qǐ起lai来,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Please come back at once.
Yes, I'll come at once.
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.