How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bùFourth tonejǐnThird tone
Hear it in conversation
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miàn面shì试bù不jǐn仅shì是zhǎo找gōng工zuò作de的guò过chéng程,
An interview isn't just a job search;
wǒ我jiù就fā发xiàn现wǒ我bù不jǐn仅bù不xǐ喜huan欢zhè这fèn份gōng工zuò作
I realized that I not only didn't like this job
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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She is not only kind, but also honest.
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.