How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tuìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
xiān先qù去tuì退píng瓶zi子de的地fāng方
suǒ所yǐ以wǒ我yào要xiān先tuì退píng瓶zi子
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
He was granted permission to leave early.
。
The app crashed again.
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.