How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhìFourth tonehuìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
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🕺tā他fēi非cháng常yǒu有zhì智huì慧,
gǔ古dài代rén人de的zhì智huì慧zhēn真de的hěn很奇miào妙。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
Philosophy is the love of wisdom.
He's very wise.
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.