How to say yue

yue in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.

yue

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Voice

How to say it

No initial: No consonant: the syllable starts with its vowel. The y or w in front is spelling only and adds no sound of its own.

üe: üe starts from ü (“ee” with rounded lips) and opens to the e of “yes”.

Its tones

yuē 约 to make an appointment · yuě 哕 to retch · yuè 月 month. yué isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.

Spelling

Said alone, üe is written yue: a final that begins with i, u or ü takes y or w in front.

Sounds near it

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

Words with yue

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.