How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yíngSecond tonejiēFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
It feels like welcoming a king to my home
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
!
Get ready to face the challenge!
。
She greeted me with a smile.
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.