How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǎngThird tone
Hear it in conversation
tā他men们méi没yǒu有qián钱yǎng养zhè这me么duō多yuán员gōng工de的shí时hou候
When they don't have enough money to support so many employees
lǐ里qí其shí实wǒ我yǒu有nà那bian边yǒu有yǎng养yǒu有yě野gǒu狗
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See it in a sentence.
I sustain my family.
Do you have any pets?
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.