How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zìFourth tonejǐThird tone
Hear it in conversation
you can add sugar yourself.
jué觉de得zì自jǐ己bù不好
She thought she wasn’t good enough
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Please introduce yourselves.
Take care.
,。
Hence, we have to take care of ourselves.
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.