How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiāFirst tonetíngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
From then on, this family
rán然hòu后zuò做bāng帮hěn很duō多jiā家tíng庭zuò做shì室nèi内zhuāng装潢
zhè这yàng样chuán传shū输dào到měi每gè个jiā家tíng庭
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
We're a family.
He has a big family.
。
Education starts at home.
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.