Hear the tone.
Tingyin plays a Mandarin syllable. You pick the tone you heard. That is the whole app — and it is the one skill that makes spoken Mandarin legible.
Start listeningLevel 1 needs no account. Sign in for free to open level 2. Your progress stays on this device.
māHigh level
máRising
mǎDipping
màFalling
maNeutral
Four levels, one page
Level 1 · Isolated tones
The same syllable in tones 1 to 4 — the minimal pairs.
Level 2 · One-syllable words
Single-syllable words across all four tones.
Level 3 · Two-syllable words
Two syllables, including tone sandhi and the neutral tone.
Level 4 · Longer words
Three and four syllables at speaking speed.