How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wúSecond tonefǎThird tone
Hear it in conversation
xiāo消jí极de的qíng情xù绪dāng当zhōng中wú无fǎ法zì自拔
diàn电qì器huì会wú无fǎ法qǐ启dòng动
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See it in a sentence.
。
The losses are incalculable.
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I can't judge distance.
I can't deny it.
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.