How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
lǜFourth tonesèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
还yǒu有 zhè这ge个 lǜ绿sè色 de的 shì是 cōng葱
And this green one is scallion.
wǒ我hái还dài带le了yī一gè个lǜ绿sè色de的zhè这ge个bāo包bāo包
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Green suits you.
Green stands for hope.
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.