How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jìFourth toneyìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
is only short-term memory.
zhōng中nián年rén人qiáng强zhuàng壮de的jī肌ròu肉yǔ与gèng更hǎo好de的jì记yì忆gōng功néng能
军训zuì最qīng清chu楚de的jì记yì忆jiù就shì是yī一gè个zì字
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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My grandmother lost her memory.
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This is the best memory of my childhood.
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.