pāo
first tone
第一声
high and flat
Tap the center card.
点击中心卡。
Learning state
pao
Words visited0/4
Saved on this device. 收藏、完成和复习状态会保存在本机。
Tap a ball to listen
点击球体听读音
Free visual pinyin lesson
pao Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words
Learn pao pinyin visually. Run first, then blow bubbles with pao. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
跑起来，吹泡泡。 点击上方知识球，可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。
Lesson type
tone paths
声调变化
Language
English + 中文
Beginner friendly
Inside this lesson
4 characters · 4 words
Audio included
Tone guide
The tones of pao
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
páo
second tone
第二声
rising
pǎo
third tone
第三声
down, then up
pào
fourth tone
第四声
quickly falling
Characters
Common Chinese characters for pao
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
pāo
A common Chinese character pronounced pāo.
常用汉字「抛」，读作 pāo。
páo
A common Chinese character pronounced páo.
常用汉字「咆」，读作 páo。
pǎo
to run
很快地走
pào
bubble
圆圆的、鼓鼓的小水珠
Useful words
Build vocabulary with pao
Open a word in the knowledge ball to hear it and see a complete example sentence.
抛
pāo
A common Chinese character pronounced pāo.
常用汉字「抛」，读作 pāo。
咆
páo
A common Chinese character pronounced páo.
常用汉字「咆」，读作 páo。
跑步
pǎo bù
running, to run
很快地走路
泡泡
pào pao
soap bubbles floating in the air
圆圆的、会飞的小水珠
Keep learning
Related pinyin lessons
Compare a nearby sound or open another tone path while this lesson is still fresh.