How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
chúSecond tonefángSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
. We see this is the kitchen.
wǒ我xiàn现zài在qù去chú厨fáng房jiē接yī一hú壶shuǐ水
I'm going to the kitchen to get a kettle of water. When I get to the
chú厨fáng房 shì是 chǎo炒cài菜 zuò做fàn饭 de的 地fāng方
kitchen is where you cook and prepare food.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
He is in the kitchen.
Where's the kitchen?
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.