How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
lǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
měi每gè个rén人de的rén人shēng生lǐ里,
Everyone
bìng并qiě且zài在zhè这jiā家gōng公sī司lǐ里zuò做zǒng总jīng经lǐ理zhù助lǐ理
And working as an assistant to the general manager in this company
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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There is tea in this cup.
There is tea in the cup.
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There are many people in the store.
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.