How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jǐngThird tonecháSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
Assume you are a doctor or a police officer
zhè这shí时hou候jǐng警chá察huì会wèn问wǒ我nǐ你jiào叫shén什me么míng名zi字
At this time, the police will ask me what your name is
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
The policeman was drunk.
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The police directed them to pull over.
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.