How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǐThird tonejīngFirst tone
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The beef is completely cooked.
wǒ我men们yǐ已jīng经bāng帮nǐ你zǒng总jié结chū出le了
We have summarized it for you
xiàn现zài在bāo包cài菜yǐ已jīng经yǒu有sì四chéng成shú熟zuǒ左yòu右le了
The cabbage is now about half cooked
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I'm fine now.
I already exist.
The train has already left.
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.