How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
guǎnThird tonelǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
huò或zhě者lǎo老bǎn板de的guǎn管lǐ理fāng方shì式
Or the boss's management style
jiù就shì是liú流chéng程guǎn管lǐ理
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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The website manager is very busy.
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She manages this shop.
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.