How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xīnFirst toneshuǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
“nǐ你duì对xīn薪shuǐ水yǒu有shén什me么qī期wàng望?”
"What are your expectations for salary?"
yuán原běn本育嬰jiǎ假kě可yǐ以領dào到「6chéng成」de的xīn薪shuǐ水,現zài在yǐ已經tí提shēng升dào到「8chéng成」le了
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
His salary is high.
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I received my salary yesterday.
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.