How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
Yes, this is the first one.
bìng病jiǎ假hé和shì事jiǎ假zhè这liǎng两gè个cí词fēi非cháng常zhòng重yào要
the terms sick leave and personal leave are very important
rán然hòu后bǎ把zhè这zhōng中jiān间zhè这ge个gěng梗zhè这yàng样zi子qiē切diào掉
and then cut the middle stem like this
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
This is water.
This is my book.
This is my home.
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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.