How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiāFirst tonejùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
èr二shǒu手 jiā家jù具 、 èr二shǒu手 diàn电 zi子 chǎn产pǐn品
wǒ我bà爸tā他men们shì是kāi开nà那ge个jiā家jù具chǎng厂de的
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
He moved the furniture.
。
We had a lot of furniture.
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She furnished the room with beautiful furniture.
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.