Pinyin chart · liao
How to say liao
liao in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
liao
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Voice
How to say it
l: As in English “l”, at the start of a word.
Its tones
liāo 撩 to lift up · liáo 聊 to chat · liǎo 蓼 knotweed · liào 料 material. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix liao up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with liao
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.