How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yóuSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
jiù就shì是 zài在 hǎi海lǐ里 yóu游 de的 yī一xiē些 dòng动wù物
It 's animals that swim in the sea.
nǐ你bù不néng能tíng停,yě也bù不néng能yóu游de得tài太màn慢,zhǐ只néng能gēn跟着shuǐ水liú流de的fāng方xiàng向zǒu走。
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Fish swim in the water.
I travelled around Europe.
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.