How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fēngFirst tonejǐngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
and the scenery here.
fēng风jǐng景hěn很hǎo好nǐ你kàn看
the view is great.
hái还 néng能 kàn看 kàn看 lù路biān边 de的 fēng风jǐng景
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
The trees blocked the scenery.
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.