How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
ǒuThird toneránSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
ào奥sī斯tè特méi没yǒu有fàng放过zhè这ge个ǒu偶rán然
zhēn真de的shì是lái来zì自yú于yī一cì次ǒu偶rán然
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I found it by chance.
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We met her by accident.
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.