How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīngFirst tonejìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
gěi给jīng经jì济hé和wǒ我men们rì日cháng常de的yùn运yíng营
zài在jīng经jì济shàng上yǒu有hěn很duō多hé合zuò作
there is a lot of collaboration
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
How is the economy?
,。
With economic development, people's lives are getting better and better.
。
We must strengthen our economy.
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.