Tone pair 2-4

Level

B1
Related to
1. Tone changes for "bu" (A2)
2. 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 2-4 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "2" 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.

2-4 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
jin1tian1	还是	háishì	or; still
gong1si1	然后	ránhòu	and then
xing1qi1	容易	róngyì	easy
ka1fei1	邮件	yóujiàn	an email
xiang1jiao1	前面	qiánmiàn	ahead, in front

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

2-4 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio	Chinese	Pinyin	English
xing1qi1tian1	星期天	xīngqītiān	Sunday
chi1xiang1jiao1	吃香蕉	chī xiāngjiāo	to eat a banana
he1ka1fei1	喝咖啡	hē kāfēi	to drink coffee
qu4gong1si1	去公司	qù gōngsī	to go to the office
hen3kai1xin1	很开心	hěn kāixīn	very happy