How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǒuThird tonemíngSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
🕺“”。
zài在háng行yè业lǐ里hěn很yǒu有míng名。
is well-known in the industry.
zuì最yǒu有míng名de的yī一gè个wéi围qí棋lǎo老shī师jiā家lǐ里
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
My sister is famous.
。
He became more and more famous.
。
This hospital is very famous.
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.