How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǔThird tone
Hear it in conversation
jiù就shì是yī一zhí直zài在xià下yǔ雨
It's just been raining all the time.
bù不guò过……wáng王yǔ雨,wǒ我zěn怎me么jué觉de得,
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
The weather in the capital is rainy.
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Remember to carry an umbrella when you go out.
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.