Main Page
This page will serve as a to-do list until the main content pages necessary for launch are finished.
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:
- Pinyin chart
- Pinyin quick start guide
- the Four tones of Mandarin Chinese
A2 Points:
B1 Points:
B2 Points:
- Tone exceptions, irregular tones
- Tone change Rules (part 3) -- push
- Fanqie 反切 -- push
- Loanword -- push
- Regional tonal variation -- push
Your practical, free, comprehensive online resource for Chinese pronunciation, tones, and pinyin. 599 articles and growing!
Beginners Start Here!
If you've just started learning Mandarin Chinese, you're probably confused by all the conflicting information out there. Well, you've come to the right place. We'll give you all the information you need at each stage of your learning progress and help dispel some of the misinformation out there. Pinyin is definitely the place to start!
| Level | Pinyin | Tones |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Pinyin quick start guide | The four tones |
| A2 | Er-hua | Tone change rules |
| B1 | Rare syllables | Tone pairs |
| B1 | Loanwords in pinyin | Tone exceptions |
We got your Textbooks Covered
This is the Internet Age, but it's not yet time to throw out those textbooks! We see the value in textbook grammar explanations and exercises, and are doing our best to link textbook to the Chinese Grammar Wiki content. To see how it works, try finding your own textbook in our list, and then seeing what it links to. Purchasing these books by clicking on the textbook references linked within this website will also help to support this project.
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