How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xīnFirst tonerénSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
?”
if the company will arrange training for new employees?"
zǒng总zhī之ràng让xīn新rén人tì替lǎo老yuán员gōng工zuò做
In short, let the newcomers do the work for the old employees
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
New people, new laws.
。
A group of new people joined our company.
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.