How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yùFourth tonedàoFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
if it meets even the smallest spark,
jiù就huì会yù遇dào到hěn很duō多wèn问tí题
Many problems will be encountered
rú如guǒ果nǐ你yù遇dào到類shì似de的情況,
If you encounter similar situations,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
You bumped into me.
He's troubled.
He had an accident.
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.