How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīngFirst toneyíngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
If you want to run a company well
裁yuán员yī一bān般shì是zhǐ指yóu由yú于gōng公sī司jīng经yíng营bù不善
Layoffs generally refer to poor business performance by the company
wǒ我zhèng正zài在jīng经yíng营yī一jiā家fú服zhuāng装diàn店
I am operating a clothing store
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See it in a sentence.
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His parents ran a hotel.
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.