How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zīFirst tonechǎnThird tone
Hear it in conversation
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zī资chǎn产负债biǎo表,zé则liè列chū出le了zī资chǎn产,负债
shǒu首xiān先kàn看yī一xià下gōng公sī司de的zī资chǎn产
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This company's assets exceed one billion dollars.
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He has over a million dollars in assets.
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.