How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
zì自jǐ己zhǔn准bèi备yī一duǒ朵zhǐ纸zuò做de的xiǎo小bái白huā花
yìn印zài在zhǐ纸shàng上
Printed on paper
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
A sheet of paper.
。
This sheet of paper is white.
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Please turn the paper 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.