How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǔThird tone
Hear it in conversation
Together with their surroundings,
yǒu有氧yùn运dòng动yǔ与xīn心lǐ理jiàn健kāng康zhī之jiān间de的guān关xi系
rén人yǔ与rén人zhī之jiān间de的xìn信xī息chà差
Information gaps between people
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
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She wanted to go over a few things with him.
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He and I are good friends.
None of your business!
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.