How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fánSecond tonemángSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
you must be especially busy
所谓“gāo高fēng峰qī期”,jiù就shì是yī一tiān天zhōng中jiāo交tōng通zuì最fán繁máng忙、
wǒ我men们yào要shuō说tè特bié别fán繁máng忙
We should say especially busy
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See it in a sentence.
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Traffic is busy here.
,。
Sorry, the line is busy now.
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.