How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiēFirst tonejìnFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Although very close
zhè这种lì力de的chuán传dì递shì是jiē接jìn近guāng光速de的
yì一bān般lái来shuō说,dāng当suǒ所yǒu有zhě者quán权益yǔ与gōng公sī司shì市价yuè越jiē接jìn近
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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.