Pinyin chart · qing
How to say qing
qing in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
qing
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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.
ing: ing is “ee” followed by the ng of “sing”.
Its tones
qīng 清 clear · qíng 情 feeling · qǐng 请 please · qìng 庆 to celebrate. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix qing up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with qing
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.