How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wǔThird toneqìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
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zài在dì第èr二cì次shì世jiè界dà大战de的shí时hou候,měi美guó国,德guó国,苏联dōu都xiǎng想fā发míng明shì世jiè界shàng上zuì最lì厉hai害de的wǔ武qì器。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Lay down all arms.
It's a weapon.
They're armed.
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.