How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
juéSecond tonedeNeutral tone
Hear it in conversation
Why do I feel so happy?
zhōng中guó国kè客hù户jué觉de得
Chinese customers feel
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.
。
I think coffee does not taste as good as tea.
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He felt compelled to report the incident.
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This makes sense to me.
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.