Tone pair 4-1

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 4-1 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "6" on a difficulty rating of 1-7 (easiest to hardest).

When practicing, begin with a high tone and end with a sharp fall, almost like you are angry. First character is flat and high, when going into the second character start low then go lower before rising to a high tone. 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.

1-1 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
jin1tian1	上班	shàngbān	to go to work
gong1si1	下班	xiàbān	to finish work; to get off work
xing1qi1	蛋糕	dàngāo	cake
ka1fei1	夏天	xiàtiān	summer
xiang1jiao1	面包	miànbāo	bread

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

4-1 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio	Chinese	Pinyin	English
xing1qi1tian1	做蛋糕	zuò dàngāo	to make a cake
chi1xiang1jiao1	蛋糕店	dàngāo diàn	cake shop
he1ka1fei1	面包店	miànbāo diàn	bakery
qu4gong1si1	在夏天	zài xiàtiān	in the summer
hen3kai1xin1	去上班	qù shàngbān	to go to work