How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jīngFirst tonelìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
You have the energy to think
yě也méi没yǒu有nà那me么duō多shí时jiān间jīng精lì力guǎn管wǒ我
hěn很duō多jīng精lì力
A lot of energy
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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He concentrated his energy on work.
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.