Pinyin chart · chuai
How to say chuai
chuai in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
chuai
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Voice
How to say it
ch: Said like zh with a strong puff of air: like the ch in “church” with the tongue tip curled back.
Its tones
chuāi 揣 to be pregnant with · chuǎi 揣 to estimate · chuài 踹 to kick. chuái isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix chuai up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with chuai
The voices are generated speech (ElevenLabs), the same two the app’s word cards use, each tone said as one real word. The words are from the official HSK list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus), easiest first. Every syllable is on the pinyin chart.