How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǒuThird toneqùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
pāi拍le了hěn很duō多yǒu有qù趣de的shì视pín频
and filming lots of interesting videos.
kāi开shǐ始wán玩乐hěn很duō多jué觉de得hěn很yǒu有qù趣
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
The story was amusing.
How fascinating!
It's a lot of fun.
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.