How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhīFirst tonechíSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
💃xiè谢xie谢dà大jiā家de的zhī支chí持!
yīn因為yǒu有le了dà大jiā家de的zhī支chí持hé和贊助,wǒ我們cái才néng能持續運作這個頻dào道
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See it in a sentence.
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I will always support you.
I'm on your side.
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I support political reform.
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.