How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fúSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
wǒ我de的脑hǎi海lǐ里mǎ马shàng上chū出xiàn现le了yī一fú幅hěn很měi美de的huà画miàn面。
tā他 wéi为 wǒ我 huà画le了 zhè这 fú幅 huà画
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Which painting is small?
Which painting is bigger?
。
There is a dragon in this painting.
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.