How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiǎngThird tonejīnFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
dàn但shì是dāng当tā他xiàng向ài爱迪shēng生索yào要jiǎng奖jīn金de的shí时hou候
tōng通guò过zhè这yàng样yī一gè个nián年huì会dà大jiā家yǒu有jiǎng奖jīn金
Everyone has bonuses through this annual meeting
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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You deserve the prize.
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He deposited the prize money in the bank.
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.