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The Chinese Pinyin Chart

Every Mandarin syllable on one page. Click any cell to hear all four tones — the fastest way to make pinyin finally click.

Start Here: Why Tones Matter声调演示

Same syllable, four tones, four completely different words. Click each one and listen carefully — then try saying them out loud.

1st tone
mā
妈
mother · high & flat
2nd tone
má
麻
hemp · rising
3rd tone
mǎ
马
horse · dip & rise
4th tone
mà
骂
scold · falling

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The Full Chart完整拼音表

Click any syllable — its four tones appear below the chart with tap-to-hear audio.

Tip: listen first, then say it out loud twice. That's how tones stick.

Mastered the chart?

Before you move on, test yourself with the tone test — it plays a syllable and asks you to name the tone, ten at a time. Or take the next step: grab the free Starter Kit (tones + 20 phrases + first 10 characters as a printable PDF), or go straight for the 500 essential phrases.

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