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<td>星期天</td>
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<td>坐地铁</td>
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<td>xīngqītiān</td>
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<td>zuò dìtiě</td>
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<td>Sunday</td>
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<td>to take the subway</td>
 
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     <td>{{Audio-player|chi1xiang1jiao1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
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<td>吃 香蕉</td>
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<td>去上海</td>
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<td>chī xiāngjiāo</td>
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<td>qù Shànghǎi</td>
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<td>to eat a banana</td>
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<td>to go to Shanghai</td>
 
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     <td>{{Audio-player|he1ka1fei1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
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<td>喝 咖啡</td>
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<td>电脑不好</td>
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<td>hē kāfēi</td>
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<td>diànnǎo bù hǎo</td>
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<td>to drink coffee</td>
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<td>computer is not good</td>
 
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     <td>{{Audio-player|qu4gong1si1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
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<td>去 公司</td>
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<td>不想父母</td>
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<td>qù gōngsī</td>
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<td>bù xiǎng fùmǔ</td>
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<td>to go to the office</td>
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<td>to not miss (one's) parents</td>
 
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     <td>{{Audio-player|hen3kai1xin1|b1-tone-pairs}}</td>
 
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<td>很 开心</td>
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<td>下午下雨</td>
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<td>hěn kāixīn</td>
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<td>xiàwǔ xiàyǔ</td>
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<td>very happy</td>
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<td>to rain in the afternoon</td>
 
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Source: [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/b1-tone-pairs_14/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
 
Source: [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/b1-tone-pairs_14/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)

Revision as of 07:49, 21 April 2020

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

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.

4-3 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
一起 yīqǐ together
下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
电脑 diànnǎo computer
上午 shàngwǔ coffee
下午 xiàwǔ afternoon, p.m.

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

4-3 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
坐地铁 zuò dìtiě to take the subway
去上海 qù Shànghǎi to go to Shanghai
电脑不好 diànnǎo bù hǎo computer is not good
不想父母 bù xiǎng fùmǔ to not miss (one's) parents
下午下雨 xiàwǔ xiàyǔ to rain in the afternoon

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

4-3 Tone Pair Combos

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

  • 太老 (tài lǎo) too old
  • 太早 (tài zǎo) too early
  • 太小 (tài xiǎo) too small
  • 太美 (tàiměi) too beautiful
  • 太短 (tài duǎn) too short

Sources and further reading

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