How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhúSecond tonejiànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
zhī之hòu后ài爱迪shēng生de的zhí直liú流diàn电帝guó国zhú逐jiàn渐de的崩塌
zài在qíng情jǐng景zhōng中zhú逐jiàn渐liàn练xí习
Gradually practice in context
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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It is getting warmer and warmer.
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She gradually began to understand.
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.