Pinyin chart · tui
How to say tui
tui in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
tui
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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.
uei: Written ui after a consonant (gui, dui): a short e is said between the u and the i, so dui sounds close to “dway”.
Its tones
tuī 推 to push · tuí 颓 dejected · tuǐ 腿 leg · tuì 退 to retreat. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Spelling
- uei is written ui after a consonant.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix tui up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with tui
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.