Pinyin chart · tong
How to say tong
tong in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
tong
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How to say it
t: Like the t in “top”, with a strong puff of air. The puff is what tells it from d.
ong: ong ends in the ng of “sing”, with the vowel close to the oo of “book”.
Its tones
tōng 通 to go through · tóng 同 same · tǒng 桶 bucket · tòng 痛 pain. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix tong up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with tong
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.