Tone pair 2-3

Level

B1
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 2-3 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "4" 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.

2-3 Tone Pair Words (A2)

If you're just getting started with tone pairs, these simple two-syllable words and phrases are a good place to start. If these are too easy, you may want to move onto the longer (B1) phrases below.

Audio	Chinese	Pinyin	English
mei2you3	没有	méiyǒu	to have not (done something)
cha2guan3	茶馆	cháguǎn	teahouse
ru2guo3	如果	rúguǒ	if
ping2guo3	苹果	píngguǒ	apple
hong2jiu3	红酒	hóngjiǔ	red wine

Source: AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack (used with permission)

2-3 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio	Chinese	Pinyin	English
mai3hong2jiu3	买红酒	mǎi hóngjiǔ	to buy red wine
mai3ping2guo3	买苹果	mǎi píngguǒ	to buy apples
he1bai2jiu3	喝白酒	hē báijiǔ	to drink baijiu
mei2you3peng2you	没有朋友	méiyǒu péngyou	to have no friends
hen3xiang3wo3peng2you	很想我朋友	hěn xiǎng wǒ péngyou	(I) really miss my friends