How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
🕺tā他bǎ把yǐ以qián前jiù旧de的长chéng城lián连zài在le了yī一qǐ起,
jiù旧kuǎn款de的diàn电zi子biǎo表de的nà那ge个chōng充diàn电cāng仓děng等děng等
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
The old magazines are all sold out.
。
This is an old device.
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.