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Structural Pages:

Pinyin
Tones
Initial 声母
Final 韵母
Syllable
Romanization
Standard Mandarin 普通话, Adulterated 普通话 (上普话等等)
Dialect 方言

A1 Points:

A2 Points:

Tone change Rules
Er-hua 儿化

B1 Points:

B2 Points:

Tone exceptions, irregular tones
Tone change Rules (part 3) -- push
Fanqie 反切 -- push
Loanword -- push
Regional tonal variation -- push

Your practical, free, comprehensive online resource for Chinese pronunciation, tones, and pinyin. 599 articles and growing!

Beginners Start Here!

If you've just started learning Mandarin Chinese, you're probably confused by all the conflicting information out there. Well, you've come to the right place. We'll give you all the information you need at each stage of your learning progress and help dispel some of the misinformation out there. Pinyin is definitely the place to start!

Level	Pinyin	Tones
A1	Pinyin quick start guide	The four tones
A2	Er-hua	Tone change rules
B1	Rare syllables	Tone pairs
B1	Loanwords in pinyin	Tone exceptions

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 If you've just started learning Mandarin Chinese, you're probably confused by all the conflicting information out there. Well, you've come to the right place. We'll give you all the information you need at each stage of your learning progress and help dispel some of the misinformation out there. Pinyin is definitely the place to start!
-===[[Learn Pinyin]]===
+<table class="pinyin-table medium">
+<tr>
-===[[The Four Tones]]===
+<th>Level</th>
+<th>Pinyin</th>
-===[[Pronunciation Misconceptions]]===
+<th>Tones</th>
+</tr>
-==Have you Learned Pinyin?==
+<tr>
+<td>A1</td>
-[[File:Popup-Plugins-3.png|link=Tools#Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups|left|Pinyin Popup Plugins]]
+<td>[[Pinyin quick start guide]]</td>
+<td>[[The four tones]]</td>
-Congratulations! That's the first major step to learning Chinese. With the right '''[[Tools#Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups|free browser plugins]]''' installed, you can now start making sense of any Chinese text you encounter on the web.
+</tr>
+<tr>
-Try it out with this: <span class="liju">你 会 中文 吗 ？</span><br clear="all" />
+<td>A2</td>
+<td>[[Er-hua]]</td>
-==[[Pinyin Syllables]]==
+<td>[[Tone change rules]]</td>
+</tr>
-Certain Chinese words appear in lots of different grammar points. Get clear on how these words work in different ways by examining the keyword pages. Here are some examples to get you started:
+<tr>
+<td>B1</td>
-==[[Translations|English Translations]]==
+<td>[[Rare syllable]]s</td>
+<td>[[Tone pair]]s</td>
-Sometimes it's useful to start with English words and look at the different ways those English words can be translated into Chinese. Here are some English words worth a closer look in translation:
+</tr>
+<tr>
-<div class="flat" style="font-size:110%">
+<td>B1</td>
-* [[very]]
+<td>[[Loanword]]s in pinyin</td>
-* [[then]]
+<td>[[Tone exception]]s</td>
-* [[also]]
+</tr>
-* [[and]]
+</table>
-* [[but]]
-* [[or]]
-* [[after]]
-* [[all]]
-* [[always]]
-* [[have]]
-* [[just]]
-* [[at]]
-* [[because]]
-* [[for]]
-* [[in]]
-* [[more]]
-* [[want]]
-* [[about]]
-* [[again]]
-* [[almost]]
-* [[although]]
-* [[both]]
-* [[can]]
-* [[either]]
-* [[every]]
-* [[go]]
-* [[later]]
-* [[really]]
-* [[too]]
-* [[will]]
-* [[able]]
-* [[already]]
-* [[before]]
-* [[etc.]]
-* [[how]]
-* [[however]]
-* [[is]]
-* [[less]]
-* [[need]]
-* [[so]]
-* [[some]]
-* [[therefore]]
-* [[when]]
-</div>
-There are about [[Translations|100 English translation words in the full list]]. Check it out.
 ==We got your Textbooks Covered==