How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
mǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
200mǐ米chǔ处yǒu有wéi违fǎ法pāi拍zhào照
xiàng像shì是100mǐ米200mǐ米de的duǎn短pǎo跑
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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This road is one hundred meters long.
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Production of rice has decreased.
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Please wait behind the one-metre line.
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.