How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǐThird tonewéiSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
It is not done
wù误yǐ以wéi为shì是nǐ你de的gōng工zuò作lái来zhǎo找nǐ你
Mistakenly thought it was your job to find you
wǒ我yǐ以wéi为zhǐ只yǒu有yī一zhāng张kǎ卡
I thought there was only one card,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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She thought that I was a doctor.
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He thinks he's so great.
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.