How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
rú如guǒ果wǒ我們bù不xiǎo小xīn心zào造le了yī一個hēi黑dòng洞chū出來
yòu又zào造le了yī一gè个chāo超jí级diàn电wǎng网
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Academic fraud is more common than you might think.
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I made a model plane.
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These pearls are genuine, not artificial.
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.