How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fúSecond tonehéSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
zhǎo找dào到fú符hé合gōng功néng能xū需qiú求de的電lù路
wǒ我xiǎng想nín您bù不tài太fú符hé合
I think you don't quite meet the requirements
Select a word for its meaning.
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.