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	在前面	zài qiánmiàn	to be up ahead
chi1xiang1jiao1	看邮件	kàn yóujiàn	to check one's email
he1ka1fei1	没事做	méi shì zuò	to have nothing to do
qu4gong1si1	不太容易	bùtài róngyì	not too easy
hen3kai1xin1	前面的邮件	qiánmiàn de yóujiàn	the previous email