Mandarin pronunciation guide
Chinese tone test online
Check whether your Mandarin tones rise, fall, dip, or stay level in the expected direction with online pitch contour feedback.
Short answer
What to do for Chinese tone test online
A useful Chinese tone test should show whether your pitch moves in the expected direction for Tone 1, Tone 2, Tone 3, Tone 4, and sandhi patterns. MandaTone gives learners a visual way to compare tone shape after each recording, which makes repeated practice more concrete than guessing by ear.
Record
Use a short Mandarin prompt so tone movement and articulation errors are easier to isolate.
Inspect
Compare the pitch contour, tone direction, and feedback before deciding what to fix.
Repeat
Change one variable at a time, then record again to see whether the result improves.
Why this matters
Mandarin tones carry meaning. A syllable that sounds close in consonants and vowels can still be misunderstood if the tone contour is wrong. This is especially common with Tone 2 rising too late, Tone 3 not dipping low enough, and Tone 4 sounding too soft.
How MandaTone helps
MandaTone turns each attempt into a visible pitch contour. That makes it easier to inspect whether a tone is level, rising, dipping, or falling, and whether your next attempt is actually closer to the target pattern.
How to interpret results
Look first at direction, then at height, then at timing. A tone can fail because it moves the wrong way, because it starts in the wrong pitch range, or because the movement happens too late. Fix one variable at a time and record another attempt.
Try the same workflow in MandaTone
Record one target, inspect the contour, and use the feedback to choose your next repetition.