How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
píngSecond tonelùnFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
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kě可yǐ以zài在xià下miàn面de的píng评lùn论lǐ里
Share your thoughts
kě可yǐ以 liú留zài在 wǒ我de的 píng评lùn论 qū区
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Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Comments must be relevant to the topic.
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Everyone is commenting on this movie.
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The teacher commented on my essay.
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.