How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qīngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
🕺yǒu有de的地fāng方de的yī一jīn斤hěn很qīng轻。
yīn因wèi为bāo包cài菜wǒ我men们xuǎn选zé择zhòng重liàng量yuè越qīng轻de的yuè越hǎo好
We want to choose the lighter weight one
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
This suitcase is very light.
Move quietly.
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.