How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
huìFourth toneyìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
For example, in a meeting
2020nián年10yuè月24rì日,zài在shàng上hǎi海yǒu有yī一gè个hěn很zhòng重yào要de的huì会yì议。
hěn很duō多rén人měi每tiān天dōu都yào要cān参jiā加zài在xiàn线huì会yì议
Many people have to attend online meetings every day
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
The meeting ended.
The meeting was called off.
I will arrange the meeting.
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.