How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīFirst tonehuìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
yǒu有rén人jué觉de得shì是jī机huì会。
while others see it as an opportunity.
nà那jiù就yī一dìng定yào要chèn趁xiàn现zài在miǎn免shǒu手xù续fèi费de的jī机huì会
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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Make good use of this opportunity.
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.