Difference between revisions of "Tone pair 1-3"
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<td>play</td> | <td>play</td> | ||
| − | <td> | + | <td>想喝水</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>xiǎng hē shuǐ</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>would like to drink water</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>play</td> | <td>play</td> | ||
| − | <td> | + | <td>想喝酒</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>xiǎng hē jiǔ</td> |
| − | <td>to | + | <td>would like to drink alcohol</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>play</td> | <td>play</td> | ||
| − | <td> | + | <td>好方法</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>hǎo fāngfǎ</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>a good way (of doing something)</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>play</td> | <td>play</td> | ||
| − | <td> | + | <td>去机场</td> |
| − | <td>qù | + | <td>qù jīchǎng</td> |
| − | <td>to go to the | + | <td>to go to the airport</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>play</td> | <td>play</td> | ||
| − | <td> | + | <td>说英语</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>shuō Yīngyǔ</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>to speak English</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
Revision as of 08:15, 20 April 2020
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In series Tone pairs
- 1. Tone pair 1-1
- 2. Tone pair 1-2
- 3. Tone pair 1-3
- 4. Tone pair 1-4
- 5. Tone pair 1-0
- 6. Tone pair 2-1
- 7. Tone pair 2-2
- 8. Tone pair 2-3
- 9. Tone pair 2-4
- 10. Tone pair 2-0
- 11. Tone pair 3-1
- 12. Tone pair 3-2
- 13. Tone pair 3-3
- 14. Tone pair 3-4
- 15. Tone pair 3-0
- 16. Tone pair 4-1
- 17. Tone pair 4-2
- 18. Tone pair 4-3
- 19. Tone pair 4-4
- 20. Tone pair 4-0
This page will cover some examples of the 1-3 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "4" on a difficulty rating of 1-7 (easiest to hardest).
This one's a little difficult. First character is flat and high, when going into the second character start low then go lower before rising to a high tone. 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.
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1-3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| play | 多少 | duōshǎo | how much, how many |
| play | 多久 | duōjiǔ | how long |
| play | 开始 | kāishǐ | to start |
| play | 机场 | jīchǎng | airport |
| play | 方法 | fāngfǎ | method |
Source: AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)
1-3 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)
| Audio | Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| play | 想喝水 | xiǎng hē shuǐ | would like to drink water |
| play | 想喝酒 | xiǎng hē jiǔ | would like to drink alcohol |
| play | 好方法 | hǎo fāngfǎ | a good way (of doing something) |
| play | 去机场 | qù jīchǎng | to go to the airport |
| play | 说英语 | shuō Yīngyǔ | to speak English |
Source: AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)
1-3 Tone Pair Combos
Source: Sinosplice's Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills (used with permission)
- 真早 (zhēn zǎo) really early
- 真美 (zhēnměi) really beautiful
- 真冷 (zhēn lěng) really cold
- 真晚 (zhēn wǎn) really late
- 真短 (zhēn duǎn）really short
Sources and further reading
Websites
- Sinosplice: The Process Of Learning Tones
- Sinosplice: Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills, New Feature: Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills
- Hacking Chinese: Focusing on tone pairs to improve your Mandarin pronunciation
- About.com: How tone pairs can improve your Mandarin pronunciation
