How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fùFourth tonezéSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
Or the project he has been in charge of recently
yīn因wèi为huì会yǒu有yī一gè个zhuān专mén门fù负zé责dǎ打fēn分de的tóng同xué学
zhè这xiē些lǎo老shī师shì是fù负zé责jiē接dài待xīn新shēng生de的
These teachers are responsible for welcoming new students
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
He's in charge of the department.
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I'm in charge of the propaganda.
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.