How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jǐnThird toneguǎnThird tone
Hear it in conversation
jǐn尽guǎn管zhèng政fǔ府gào告su诉nǐ你yī一xiē些cuò错wù误de的shì事qing情。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
,。
Although it was raining, we still went.
,。
Although she is very tired, she is still working.
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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.