How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiǔThird tonediànFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
This cabbage dish is also very common in restaurants
jīn今tiān天shì是zhù住jiǔ酒diàn店
Today we are checking into a hotel.
bǐ比rú如zài在shāng商chǎng场huò或zhě者jiǔ酒diàn店
For example, in a shopping mall or hotel
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
His parents ran a hotel.
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.