How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
juéSecond tonedìngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
zhí直dào到2014nián年wǒ我jué决dìng定huí回guó国fā发zhǎn展
Until 2014, I decided to return to my country for development
nǐ你kě可yǐ以jué决dìng定wǎng往qián前miàn面zǒu走
you can decide to walk forward.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I've decided.
How ever you like.
。
This matter is decided by you.
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.