。
Tie your shoelaces.
How to pronounce 系
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jì系
to tie; to fasten
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
jìFourth tone
xì系
department; faculty
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
xìFourth tone
See it in a sentence.
。
Please fasten your seat belt.
。
Our department has three hundred students.
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.