Difference between revisions of "Four tones"

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== Sources and further reading ==
 
== Sources and further reading ==
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* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese_phonology#Tones Standard Chinese phonology: Tones]
 
* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese_phonology#Tones Standard Chinese phonology: Tones]
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* Hacking Chinese: [http://www.hackingchinese.com/tones-are-more-important-than-you-think/ Tones are more important than you think]
 
* Hacking Chinese: [http://www.hackingchinese.com/tones-are-more-important-than-you-think/ Tones are more important than you think]
 
* Sinosplice: [http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2015/01/27/kaisers-dude-system-of-tones Kaiser’s “Dude System” of Tones]
 
* Sinosplice: [http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2015/01/27/kaisers-dude-system-of-tones Kaiser’s “Dude System” of Tones]
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* YouTube: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wV8B4bx1lM The Most Effective Way to Learn Mandarin Tones - Tone Pairs - Google Hangout with Yangyang]] (00:00-08:15)
  
 
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Revision as of 07:54, 24 March 2015

Also known as: 四声 (sìshēng).

One of the first concepts you need to learn when tackling Mandarin Chinese is tones. You'll often hear that there are four main tones, although there is also a "neutral tone," so you sometimes hear it said that there are five.

Sources and further reading

Websites

Videos


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