How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhèngFourth tonezhìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
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wài外guó国de的xīn新wén闻zhè这yàng样zuò做,wǒ我jué觉de得shì是zhèng政zhì治de的yuán原yīn因。
qí其cì次,tā他yě也shuō说,suī虽rán然OpenAIshuō说ChatGPTzài在zhèng政zhì治shàng上shì是中lì立de的,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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I support political reform.
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I am against political reform.
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Developing political awareness takes time.
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.