How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhǐThird toneyǒuThird tone
Hear it in conversation
It's not just Chinese culture,
shí实jì际shàng上de的huà话tā它zhǐ只yǒu有liǎng两jīn斤duō多yī一点点
But in fact, it's only a little over two jins (1000g)
wǒ我yǐ以wéi为zhǐ只yǒu有yī一zhāng张kǎ卡
I thought there was only one card,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Only a few people understood me.
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Youth comes but once in life.
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.