！！
New Year! New Career!
How to pronounce 事业
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shì事yè业
career; undertaking
HSK 5
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
shìFourth toneyèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
I experienced the most difficult years of my career development.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
Self-confidence is the principal element of any great endeavor.
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.