Pinyin chart · liang

How to say liang

liang in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.

liang

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Voice

How to say it

l: As in English “l”, at the start of a word.

Its tones

liáng 凉 cool · liǎng 两 two · liàng 辆 classifier for vehicles. liāng isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.

Sounds near it

Learners often mix liang up with these. Listen to them one after the other.

Words with liang

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.