How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīFirst tonechǎngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
shǒu首xiān先shì是dào到jī机chǎng场
nà那shēn深圳de的jī机chǎng场tā它shì是zài在bǎo宝ān安qū区
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
The airport is close by.
I'm going to the airport.
。
This is an international airport.
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.