How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǒuThird toneyòngFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
xiāng相xìn信dà大jiā家dōu都yǒu有yòng用guo過biàn便簽zhǐ紙,
I'm sure you have all used sticky notes before!
wǒ我yě也huì会gēng更xīn新gèng更duō多yǒu有yòng用de的shì视pín频
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See it in a sentence.
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My hobbies are not only wide-ranging but also useful.
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.