How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yángSecond toneguāngFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
wài外miàn面de的yáng阳guāng光hěn很hǎo好
the sun is shining brightly outside! The sun is
gǎn感shòu受yī一xià下yáng阳guāng光shài晒zài在liǎn脸shàng上de的wēn温dù度。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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You are my sunshine.
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Come and enjoy the sunlight.
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Plants get energy from sunlight.
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.