How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiēFirst toneshòuFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
“nǐ你néng能jiē接shòu受jiā加bān班ma吗?”
"Can you accept overtime?"
rú如guǒ果wǒ我jiē接shòu受le了zhè这fèn份gōng工zuò作
If I accept this job
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
?
Do you accept credit card?
I won't accept that.
。
Accept his request.
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.