How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wùFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
ér而qiě且yīn因wèi为yǒu有wù雾
And because there's
仙qì气piāo飘piāo飘de的quán全shì是wù雾
's so ethereal, all fog.
Select a word for its meaning.
See it in a sentence.
Smoke appeared.
It was very foggy.
It's foggy out.
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.