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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

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Level	Pinyin	Tones
A1	Pinyin quick start guide	The four tones
A2	Er-hua	Tone change rules
B1	Rare syllables	Tone pairs
B2	Loanwords in pinyin	Tone exceptions

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