How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yuèFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
yuè越shì是shén什me么yì意si思
What does "越" mean?
yuè越wǎng往lǐ里miàn面zǒu走
The farther in you walk,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
He became more and more famous.
,。
With economic development, people's lives are getting better and better.
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.