How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiànFourth tonezhùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
In the middle of this building,
tā它yǒu有yī一gè个jiàn建zhù筑yǒu有yī一gè个mén门diàn店
It has a building with a storefront
gěi给zhè这lǐ里de的jiàn建zhù筑
and take some photos of the buildings here,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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They have preserved this building.
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.