Tone pair 3-2

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 3-2 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "7" 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.

3-2 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	以前	yǐqián	before, previous; ago
gong1si1	小时	xiǎoshí	hour
xing1qi1	好玩	hǎowán	fun
ka1fei1	美国	Měiguó	the United States
xiang1jiao1	法国	Fǎguó	France

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

3-2 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio	Chinese	Pinyin	English
xing1qi1tian1	来法国	lái Fǎguó	to come to France
chi1xiang1jiao1	回美国	huí Měiguó	to return to the United States
he1ka1fei1	几小时	jǐ xiǎoshí	several hours
qu4gong1si1	法国和美国	Fǎguó hé Měiguó	France and the USA
hen3kai1xin1	可能很好玩	kěnéng hěn hǎowán	might be very fun