How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yuèFourth tonedúSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
I will read all your comments carefully.
wǒ我men们bǎ把pī批zhǔn准hé和yuè阅dú读gě合qǐ起lai来
We combine approval and reading
wǒ我huì会rèn认zhēn真yuè阅dú读měi每yī一tiáo条píng评lùn论
I will read every comment carefully.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
。
So I stopped reading.
Can you read?
I like reading.
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.