How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jiāoFirst toneàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我yě也wéi为wǒ我de的zǔ祖guó国gǎn感dào到fēi非cháng常de的jiāo骄ào傲
I also feel very proud of my country.
nǐ你shì是wǒ我men们de的jiāo骄ào傲
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See it in a sentence.
I'm so proud of her.
。
Pride goes before a fall.
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She wasn't proud of her own merits.
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.