How to say qiao

qiao in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.

qiao

Tap a tone to hear it; tap it again to hear it slower.

Voice

How to say it

q: Said like j but with a strong puff of air: close to the ch in “cheap”, with the tongue tip down behind the lower teeth.

Its tones

qiāo 敲 to knock · qiáo 桥 bridge · qiǎo 巧 skillful · qiào 俏 pretty. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.

Sounds near it

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

jiao
xiao

Words with qiao

桥qiáobridge
巧qiǎocoincidental
敲qiāoto knock
巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate
悄悄qiāoqiāoquietly
瞧qiáoto look
技巧jìqiǎoskill
桥梁qiáoliángbridge
巧妙qiǎomiàoclever
翘qiàoto stick up
撬qiàoto pry open
凑巧còuqiǎoby chance

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.