How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīngFirst tonelǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
If your current position is at the managerial level
nǐ你xiǎng想qǐng请jià假jīng经lǐ理wǒ我jīn今tiān天bù不shū舒fu服
You want to ask for leave, manager, I am not feeling well today
nín您介意wǒ我gēn跟nǐ你men们jīng经lǐ理jiàn见miàn面tán谈yī一tán谈ma吗
Do you mind if I meet with your manager to talk?
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Is he the manager?
,。
Yes, he's our manager.
。
He is the deputy manager of the company.
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.