How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhíSecond tonewèiFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
If your current position is at the managerial level
“nǐ你wèi为shén什me么jué觉de得zì自jǐ己shì适hé合zhè这ge个zhí职wèi位?”
"Why do you think you are suitable for this position?"
gōng公sī司duì对zhè这ge个zhí职wèi位de的qī期wàng望
The company's expectations for this position
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
I wish that I hadn't taken the office.
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.