How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhùFourth tonelǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
If it's Assistant Zhang
yě也jiā加kuài快語音zhù助lǐ理de的處lǐ理sù速dù度yǔ與zēng增jiā加gōng功néng能
wǒ我men们lái来kàn看dì第èr二gè个zhù助lǐ理shì是zěn怎me么huí回fù复de的
Let's see how the second assistant responded
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See it in a sentence.
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He made me his own assistant.
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.