Pinyin chart · mao
How to say mao
mao in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
mao
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Voice
How to say it
m: As in English “m”.
ao: ao is close to the “ow” of “cow”.
Its tones
māo 猫 cat · máo 毛 hair · mǎo 铆 rivet · mào 冒 to emit. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Words with mao
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.