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<span style="font-size:120%">Your practical, free, ''comprehensive'' online resource for Chinese pronunciation, tones, and pinyin. '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] pages''' and growing!</span>
  
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== Pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese is not just for Beginners! ==
  
== Pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese is not just for Beginners! ==
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[[File:Pinyin-Chart-screenshot.png|200px|thumb|right|Pinyin Chart|link=Pinyin chart]]
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If you've just started learning Mandarin Chinese, you're correct to put a lot of effort into learning correct pronunciation. You really need to [[Pinyin quick start guide|learn pinyin]] right away, and we strongly recommend you take the time to familiarize yourself with our [[pinyin chart]]. If you want to know ''what pinyin is'', our article on [[Introduction to pinyin|pinyin's background]] will clear things up.
  
If you've just started learning Mandarin Chinese, you're correct to put a lot of effort into learning correct pronunciation. But even if you're an [[A2|elementary]] learner or an [[B1|intermediate]] learner, chances are you could still gain a lot from working a bit more on your pronunciation. Below is an example of how pronunciation topics can and ''should'' be studied across various levels.
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But even if you're an [[A2|elementary]] learner or an [[B1|intermediate]] learner, chances are you could still gain a lot from working a bit more on your pronunciation. Below is an example of how pronunciation topics can and ''should'' be studied across various levels.
  
 
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<th class="text-center">Level</th>
 
<th class="text-center">Level</th>
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<th>Pinyin</th>
 
<th>Tones</th>
 
<th>Tones</th>
<th>Pinyin</th>
 
 
<th>Other</th>
 
<th>Other</th>
 
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<td class="text-center cell-large">[[A1]]</td>
 
<td class="text-center cell-large">[[A1]]</td>
<td>[[The four tones]]<br />[[Pinyin chart]]</td>
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<td>[[Pinyin quick start guide]], [[Pinyin gotchas]]</td>
<td>[[Pinyin quick start guide]]<br />[[Pinyin chart]]</td>
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<td>[[The four tones]]</td>
 
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<td class="text-center cell-large">[[A2]]</td>
 
<td class="text-center cell-large">[[A2]]</td>
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<td>[[Tough sounds (basic)]], [[Erhua]]</td>
 
<td>[[Tone change rules]]</td>
 
<td>[[Tone change rules]]</td>
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<td class="text-center cell-large">[[B1]]</td>
 
<td class="text-center cell-large">[[B1]]</td>
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<td>[[Tough sounds (advanced)]], [[Rare syllable]]s</td>
<td>[[Rare syllable]]s</td>
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<td>[[Tone pairs]]</td>
 
<td>[[Accent]]s</td>
 
<td>[[Accent]]s</td>
 
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<td class="text-center cell-large">[[B2]]</td>
 
<td class="text-center cell-large">[[B2]]</td>
<td>[[Tone exception]]s</td>
 
 
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<td>[[Pronunciation variant]]s</td>
 
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This is just a small sample, though. Check out the [[pronunciation points by level|growing list of pronunciation points]], divided by level.
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== Practice Your Tone Pairs Here! ==
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(There is lots more video on our [[tone pairs]] pages)
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== Why Do Native Speakers Pronounce Stuff Wrong?? ==
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There are quite a few words in modern Mandarin with multiple pronunciations floating around. Usually there is one "standard" pronunciation (in the dictionary), but in many cases that's the one no one really ever says! If you're a fairly advanced student (B1+), you'll want to check out our list of [[pronunciation variant]]s.
  
 
== About AllSet Learning ==
 
== About AllSet Learning ==

Revision as of 08:12, 3 June 2020

Your practical, free, comprehensive online resource for Chinese pronunciation, tones, and pinyin. 599 pages and growing!

Pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese is not just for Beginners!

Pinyin Chart

If you've just started learning Mandarin Chinese, you're correct to put a lot of effort into learning correct pronunciation. You really need to learn pinyin right away, and we strongly recommend you take the time to familiarize yourself with our pinyin chart. If you want to know what pinyin is, our article on pinyin's background will clear things up.

But even if you're an elementary learner or an intermediate learner, chances are you could still gain a lot from working a bit more on your pronunciation. Below is an example of how pronunciation topics can and should be studied across various levels.

Level Pinyin Tones Other
A1 Pinyin quick start guide, Pinyin gotchas The four tones -
A2 Tough sounds (basic), Erhua Tone change rules -
B1 Tough sounds (advanced), Rare syllables Tone pairs Accents
B2 - Pronunciation variants -

This is just a small sample, though. Check out the growing list of pronunciation points, divided by level.

Practice Your Tone Pairs Here!

(There is lots more video on our tone pairs pages)

Why Do Native Speakers Pronounce Stuff Wrong??

There are quite a few words in modern Mandarin with multiple pronunciations floating around. Usually there is one "standard" pronunciation (in the dictionary), but in many cases that's the one no one really ever says! If you're a fairly advanced student (B1+), you'll want to check out our list of pronunciation variants.

About AllSet Learning

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