How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīngFirst toneyànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
When thinking about my past work experience
màn慢màn慢xué学dào到gèng更duō多jīng经yàn验。
slowly learn more experience in three years.
wǒ我wǒ我wǒ我wǒ我yǒu有xiāng相sì似de的jīng经yàn验jiù就shì是wǒ我men们
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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She is young and experienced.
He has ample experience.
He is lacking in experience.
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.