How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
guīFirst tonehuàFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
We're just playing around without any plan.
jiù就shì是nà那me么xiǎo小jiù就kāi开shǐ始guī规huà划zhè这ge个shì事qing情ma吗
yào要guī规huà划huǒ火diàn电shuǐ水diàn电fēng风diàn电
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He is an expert in the area of city planning.
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.