How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiéSecond tonemùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
没cuò错!nà那zài在jié节mù目de的zuì最hòu后,wǒ我yě也xiǎng想wèn问wèn问
🕺wǒ我men们dōu都xī希wàng望zhè这ge个jié节mù目
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See it in a sentence.
The programme is over.
。
This program is a rerun.
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.