Pinyin chart · lie
How to say lie
lie in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
lie
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Voice
How to say it
l: As in English “l”, at the start of a word.
ie: In ie the e sounds like the e of “yes”.
Its tones
liē 咧 to babble · liě 咧 to grin · liè 列 to arrange. lié isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix lie up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with lie
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.