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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! ==
  
<span style="font-size:120%">Your practical, free, ''comprehensive'' online resource for Chinese pronunciation, tones, and pinyin. '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles''' and growing!</span>
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==Beginners Start Here!==
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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 probably confused by all the conflicting information out there. Well, you've come to the right place. We'll give you all the information you need at each stage of your learning progress and help dispel some of the misinformation out there. Pinyin is definitely the place to start!
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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.
  
===[[Learn Pinyin]]===
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<th class="text-center">Level</th>
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<th>Pinyin</th>
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<th>Tones</th>
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<th>Other</th>
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<td class="text-center cell-large">[[A1]]</td>
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<td>[[Pinyin quick start guide]], [[Pinyin gotchas]]</td>
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<td>[[The four tones]]</td>
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<td>-</td>
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<td class="text-center cell-large">[[A2]]</td>
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<td>[[Tough sounds (basic)]], [[Erhua]]</td>
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<td>[[Tone change rules]]</td>
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<td class="text-center cell-large">[[B1]]</td>
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<td>[[Tough sounds (advanced)]], [[Rare syllable]]s</td>
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<td>[[Tone pairs]]</td>
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<td>[[Accent]]s</td>
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<td class="text-center cell-large">[[B2]]</td>
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<td>[[Pronunciation variant]]s</td>
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===[[The Four Tones]]===
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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.
  
===[[Pronunciation Misconceptions]]===
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== Practice Your Tone Pairs Here! ==
  
==Have you Learned Pinyin?==
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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?? ==
  
Congratulations! That's the first major step to learning Chinese. With the right '''[[Tools#Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups|free browser plugins]]''' installed, you can now start making sense of any Chinese text you encounter on the web.
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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.
 
 
Try it out with this: <span class="liju">你 会 中文 吗 ?</span><br clear="all" />
 
 
 
==[[Pinyin Syllables]]==
 
 
 
Certain Chinese words appear in lots of different grammar points. Get clear on how these words work in different ways by examining the keyword pages. Here are some examples to get you started:
 
 
 
==[[Translations|English Translations]]==
 
 
 
Sometimes it's useful to start with English words and look at the different ways those English words can be translated into Chinese. Here are some English words worth a closer look in translation:
 
 
 
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* [[very]]
 
* [[then]]
 
* [[also]]
 
* [[and]]
 
* [[but]]
 
* [[or]]
 
* [[after]]
 
* [[all]]
 
* [[always]]
 
* [[have]]
 
* [[just]]
 
* [[at]]
 
* [[because]]
 
* [[for]]
 
* [[in]]
 
* [[more]]
 
* [[want]]
 
* [[about]]
 
* [[again]]
 
* [[almost]]
 
* [[although]]
 
* [[both]]
 
* [[can]]
 
* [[either]]
 
* [[every]]
 
* [[go]]
 
* [[later]]
 
* [[really]]
 
* [[too]]
 
* [[will]]
 
* [[able]]
 
* [[already]]
 
* [[before]]
 
* [[etc.]]
 
* [[how]]
 
* [[however]]
 
* [[is]]
 
* [[less]]
 
* [[need]]
 
* [[so]]
 
* [[some]]
 
* [[therefore]]
 
* [[when]]
 
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There are about [[Translations|100 English translation words in the full list]]. Check it out.
 
 
 
==We got your Textbooks Covered==
 
 
 
This is the Internet Age, but it's not yet time to throw out those textbooks! We see the value in textbook grammar explanations and exercises, and are doing our best to link textbook to the Chinese Grammar Wiki content.  To see how it works, [[Chinese textbook grammar index#Textbooks|'''try finding your own textbook in our list''']], and then seeing what it links to. ''Purchasing these books by clicking on the textbook references linked within this website will also help to support this project.''
 
 
 
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[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415472156/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415472156&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 <img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0415472156&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=allset-20" />]
 
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== 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

AllSet Learning is a Shanghai-based learning consultancy dedicated to helping foreigners better learn Mandarin Chinese. This wiki is maintained by John Pasden and the rest of the team at AllSet Learning. While many of the company's services are only available to clients physically in Shanghai, this wiki is open to the public through a Creative Commons license.

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