How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yōngFirst toneyǒuThird tone
Hear it in conversation
💃。
xī希wàng望dà大jiā家dōu都néng能xiū休xi息hǎo好,yōng拥yǒu有mǎn满mǎn满de的néng能liàng量。
zhè这sān三gè个dōng东xi西wǒ我dōu都yōng拥yǒu有
I have all three of these things.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
I own a horse.
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Not wanting is the same as having.
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.