How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dáSecond tonefùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
He can give me a response immediately
duì对fāng方kě可yǐ以lì立kè刻gěi给nǐ你dá答fù复
the other party can respond to you immediately
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
Please reply to me as soon as possible.
Thanks for your reply.
,。
Up to last week, I hadn't received a reply.
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.