How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zǔThird tonezhīFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
shén什me么jiào叫zǔ组zhī织yǔ语yán言
What is meant by organizing language
dàn但shì是xué学xiào校zǔ组zhī织de的sǎo扫墓huó活dòng动
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
Human tissue is made up of cells.
The organization is big.
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.