How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiùFourth toneshìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
It's just been raining all the time.
噸數jiù就shì是wǒ我們de的lěng冷房néng能lì力
Tonnage is the cooling capacity,
jiù就shì是nǐ你xū需yào要好péng朋yǒu友
You need good friends.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
That's the answer.
Is this everything?
This is 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.