How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiàngFourth tonedīFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
jiù就kě可yǐ以dà大fú幅jiàng降dī低
dàn但shì是wǒ我men们bǎ把nán难dù度jiàng降dī低yī一点
But let's lower the difficulty a bit.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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How do you keep costs down?
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The snow was reducing visibility.
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They are trying to keep costs down.
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.