How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
huíSecond toneshōuFirst tone
Hear it in conversation
yǒu有de的 de地 fāng方, huí回shōu收 shè设shī施 bù不 wán完shàn善
xiǎng想 huí回shōu收 lā垃jī圾, zhǎo找 bù不 dào到 huí回shōu收 diǎn点
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See it in a sentence.
I recycled batteries.
He recycled batteries.
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.