How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
píngSecond tonejiàFourth tone
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Please rate this shrimp.
tā他duì对tóng同shì事zuò做chū出le了zhè这yàng样de的píng评jià价
He made such an evaluation of his colleague
bù不tóng同de的rén人duì对tā他yǒu有bù不tóng同de的píng评jià价。
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I had a good opinion of her.
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.