How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wéiSecond toneyīFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
zhè这ge个dà大gài概jiù就shì是wǒ我wéi唯yī一
tóng同yàng样de的pèi配fāng方,wéi唯yī一gǎi改biàn变le了yī一xià下jiā加rù入酵mǔ母de的shùn顺xù序
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See it in a sentence.
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This is the only way in.
。
It was the only way to go.
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.