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
jin1tian1	没有	méiyǒu	to have not (done something)
gong1si1	茶馆	cháguǎn	teahouse
xing1qi1	如果	rúguǒ	if
ka1fei1	苹果	píngguǒ	apple
xiang1jiao1	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
xing1qi1tian1	买红酒	mǎi hóngjiǔ	to buy red wine
chi1xiang1jiao1	买苹果	mǎi píngguǒ	to buy apples
he1ka1fei1	喝白酒	hē báijiǔ	to drink baijiu
qu4gong1si1	没有朋友	méiyǒu péngyǒu	to have no friends
hen3kai1xin1	很想我朋友	hěn xiǎng wǒ péngyǒu	(I) really miss my friends