Difference between revisions of "Tone pair 4-2"

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This page will cover some examples of the 4-2 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.

4-2 Tone Pair Combos

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

4-2 Tone Pair Words

Sources: Sinosplice's Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills, AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)

上学 (shàngxué) to start school, to go to school
大学 (dàxué) university
问题 (wèntí) question; problem, issue
练习 (liànxí) to practice; (language) exercise
去年 (qùnián) last year
特別 (tèbié) special
好奇 (hàoqí) curious

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

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 Sources: [http://www.sinosplice.com/learn-chinese/tone-pair-drills Sinosplice's Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills], [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/a2-tone-pairs_8/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
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+*上学 (shàngxué) to start school, to go to school
+*大学 (dàxué) university
+*问题 (wèntí) question; problem, issue
+*练习 (liànxí) to practice; (language) exercise
+*去年 (qùnián) last year
+*特別 (tèbié) special
+*好奇 (hàoqí) curious
 == Sources and further reading ==