How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiéSecond toneshùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
It ended in an hour
zhòng重diǎn点fáng防huǒ火qī期jié结shù束
when the main fire-prevention period ends,
miàn面shì试jié结shù束yǐ以hòu后,wǒ我zhàn站qǐ起lai来,
After the interview, I stood up,
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See it in a sentence.
The meeting ended.
Game over.
This is the end.
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.