How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tuīFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
tā他bǎ把這個hēi黑莓jī機tuī推shàng上shì市
hěn很 duō多 chéng城shì市 kāi开shǐ始 tuī推 háng行 lā垃jī圾 fēn分lèi类
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
He pushed me.
Please push the door open.
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.