How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiǎThird toneshèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
,
jiǎ假shè设nǐ你qù去yī一jiā家fú服zhuāng装diàn店
Suppose you go to a clothing store
jiǎ假shè设xiǎo小shēng生yi意de的lǎo老bǎn板
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
That's an assumption.
。
That's a pretty big assumption.
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.