How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiāFirst tonebānFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
“?”
"Can you accept overtime?"
yǒu有de的rén人yào要jiā加bān班shèn甚zhì至áo熬yè夜
Some people have to work overtime or even stay up late
bǐ比rú如,tiān天qì气tè特bié别bù不好,huò或zhě者wǎn晚shang上jiā加bān班dào到hěn很wǎn晚,méi没yǒu有dì地tiě铁le了。
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See it in a sentence.
He was forced to work overtime.
I won't work overtime today.
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.