？
Is there enough time?
How to pronounce 时间
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shí时jiān间
time
HSK 1
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
shíSecond tonejiānFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
？”
how would you arrange your time?"
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
We're running out of time.
。
Taking the subway can save time.
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.