Tone pair 3-3

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This page will cover some examples of the 3-3 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "4" on a difficulty rating of 1-7 (easiest to hardest).

3-3 also experiences a tone change. When read, it becomes 2-3. Practice this tone pair using the words below. Once you can say them reliable in isolation (as just a tone pair), try putting them in longer sentences while keeping the tones accurate.

3-3 Tone Pair Diagram

It helps many learners to see the two tones side by side. The tone change rule for third tone is shown in this diagram.

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3-3 Tone Pair Words (A2)

If you're just getting started with tone pairs, these simple two-syllable words and phrases are a good place to start. If these are too easy, you may want to move onto the longer (B1) phrases below.

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
你好 nǐhǎo hello, hi
所有 suǒyǒu all
有点 yǒudiǎn a little
水果 shuǐguǒ fruit
也许 yěxǔ perhaps, maybe

Note: If you're doing this tone pair practice, hopefully you know about the 3-3 tone change rule.

Source: AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)

3-3 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
只有水果 zhǐ yǒu shuǐguǒ to only have fruit
所有水果 suǒyǒu shuǐguǒ all fruit
水果很好 shuǐguǒ hěn hǎo the fruit is very good
很想了解 hěn xiǎng liǎojiě would really like to fully understand
也许可以 yěxǔ kěyǐ maybe it's OK

Note: If you're doing this tone pair practice, hopefully you know about the 3-3 tone change rule.

Source: AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)

3-3 Tone Pair Combos

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
(coming) 很好 hěn hǎo very good
(coming) 很小 hěn xiǎo very small
(coming) 很早 hěn zǎo very early
(coming) 很晚 hěn wǎn very late
(coming) 很美 hěn měi very beautiful

Source: Sinosplice's Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills (used with permission)

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