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Check that.
How to pronounce 检查
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiǎn检chá查
inspection; to examine
HSK 3
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
jiǎnThird tonecháSecond tone
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来检查你的工作
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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The doctor is examining the foot.
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He checked his homework over and over.
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.