How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
piānFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
lì例rú如:英語zuò作wén文(yī一piān篇),
For example: English composition (one piece),
nà那yī一piān篇shì视pín频lǐ里tí提dào到de的lún轮zhe着lái来
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See it in a sentence.
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This article is very good.
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I want to write an article.
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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.