Tone pair 1-4

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 1-4 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.

1-4 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
play	因为	yīnwèi	because
play	开会	kāihuì	to have a meeting
play	需要	xūyào	to need
play	帮助	bāngzhù	to help
play	方便	fāngbiàn	convenient

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

1-4 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio	Chinese	Pinyin	English
play	不开会	bù kāihuì	to not have a meeting
play	去工作	qù gōngzuò	to go work
play	不希望	bù xīwàng	to not hope
play	需要帮助	xūyào bāngzhù	to need help
play	希望工作	xīwàng gōngzuò	to hope to work