Pinyin chart · da
How to say da
da in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
da
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Voice
How to say it
d: Like the t in “stop”: no puff of air. To an English ear it sounds close to d.
a: a is the a of “father”, with the mouth open wide.
Its tones
dā 搭 to put up · dá 达 to reach · dǎ 打 to hit · dà 大 big. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix da up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with da
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.