How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiānFirst tonezhíSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
If this kind of work is part-time
wǒ我men们还yǒu有xiàn线shàng上jiān兼zhí职
We also have online part-time jobs
jiù就kě可yǐ以shuō说xiàn线shàng上jiān兼zhí职
You can say online part-time job
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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How easy is it to find a part-time job?
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I have to find a part-time job.
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.