How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhīFirst tonechūFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
本來yǐ已經shì是國jiā家fēi非cháng常zhòng重yào要de的財政zhī支chū出
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The company spends a large amount of money on advertising every month.
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.