How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
báoSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
The eggplant is covered with a thin layer of flour.
貫chuān穿jiǎn減báo薄hòu後de的xī矽基板
chuān穿yī一jiàn件báo薄wài外tào套jiù就hěn很hǎo好bù不lěng冷bù不rè热
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See it in a sentence.
This piece of clothing is very thin.
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The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
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.