shāng
first tone
第一声
high and flat
Tap the center card.
点击中心卡。
Learning state
Saved on this device. 收藏、完成和复习状态会保存在本机。
Tap a ball to listen
点击球体听读音
Free visual pinyin lesson
Learn shang pinyin visually. Compare shang through stores and going to school. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
商、上两条生活路径。 点击上方知识球,可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。
Lesson type
tone paths
声调变化
Language
English + 中文
Beginner friendly
Inside this lesson
2 characters · 2 words
Audio included
Tone guide
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
shāng
first tone
第一声
high and flat
shàng
fourth tone
第四声
quickly falling
Characters
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
shāng
business / trade
商,买卖相关
shàng
up / to attend
上,往上或去做某事
Useful words
Open a word in the knowledge ball to hear it and see a complete example sentence.
商店
shāng diàn
a shop or store
可以买东西的店
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
去学校学习
Keep learning
Compare a nearby sound or open another tone path while this lesson is still fresh.