Difference between revisions of "Four tones"
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* Sinosplice: [http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/12/10/toward-better-tones-in-natural-speech Toward Better Tones in Natural Speech] | * Sinosplice: [http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/12/10/toward-better-tones-in-natural-speech Toward Better Tones in Natural Speech] | ||
| + | * 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] | ||
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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
- Sinosplice: Toward Better Tones in Natural Speech
- Hacking Chinese: Tones are more important than you think
- Sinosplice: Kaiser’s “Dude System” of Tones
