How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yǔnThird tonexǔThird tone
Hear it in conversation
yǔn允xǔ许xué学sheng生fàn犯cuò错
Allowing students to make mistakes
bù不fā发chū出yǔn允xǔ许gāo高功lǜ率de的xìn信hào号
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See it in a sentence.
I don't allow it.
Allow me to go.
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.