How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fǎngThird tonewènFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
The website you are visiting
bǐ比rú如nǐ你fǎng访wèn问le了mǒu某gè个wǎng网zhàn站
For example, you visited a certain website
rú如guǒ果nǐ你xiǎng想fǎng访wèn问shì视pín频xià下fāng方de的zì字mù幕文稿
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!
You should come visit us!
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.