Difference between revisions of "Tone pair 4-2"

Revision as of 01:24, 3 April 2020

Level

B1
Related to
1. Tone changes for "yi" (A2)
In series Tone pairs
1. 1. Tone pair 1-1
2. 2. Tone pair 1-2
3. 3. Tone pair 1-3
4. 4. Tone pair 1-4
5. 5. Tone pair 1-0
6. 6. Tone pair 2-1
7. 7. Tone pair 2-2
8. 8. Tone pair 2-3
9. 9. Tone pair 2-4
10. 10. Tone pair 2-0
11. 11. Tone pair 3-1
12. 12. Tone pair 3-2
13. 13. Tone pair 3-3
14. 14. Tone pair 3-4
15. 15. Tone pair 3-0
16. 16. Tone pair 4-1
17. 17. Tone pair 4-2
18. 18. Tone pair 4-3
19. 19. Tone pair 4-4
20. 20. Tone pair 4-0

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)

太忙 (tài máng) too busy
太长 (tài cháng) too long
太油 (tài yóu) too oily
太强 (tài qiáng) too strong

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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