How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhěThird tone
Hear it in conversation
shì是xié协tiáo调zhě者xié协tiáo调máo矛dùn盾
It is the coordinator who mediates conflicts
nián年長zhě者xiǎng想yào要zēng增設gèng更duō多shè社區huó活動zhōng中xīn心
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See it in a sentence.
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The website manager is very busy.
,!
Workers of the world, unite!
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The injured were removed from the scene.
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.