。
The poor man has no relatives.
How to pronounce 无
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wú无
not to have; no
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
wúSecond tone
See it in a sentence.
。
I don't have anything.
，。
Going from not having to having – that's success.
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.