How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
rìFourth tonejìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我jué觉de得wǒ我men们yīng应gāi该zuò做gè个tiān天qì气rì日jì记
yǐ以hòu后nǐ你měi每tiān天xiě写yī一piān篇rì日jì记gěi给wǒ我hǎo好bù不好
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Do you keep a diary?
。
Father keeps a diary every day.
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.