Difference between revisions of "Tone pair 1-3"

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Source: [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/a2-tone-pairs_8/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
 
Source: [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/a2-tone-pairs_8/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
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== 1-3 Tone Pair Phrases (B1) ==
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        <th>Audio</th>
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<th>Chinese</th>
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<th>Pinyin</th>
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<th>English</th>
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        <td>play</td>
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<td>星期天</td>
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<td>xīngqītiān</td>
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<td>Sunday</td>
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        <td>play</td>
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<td>吃 香蕉</td>
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<td>chī xiāngjiāo</td>
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<td>to eat a banana</td>
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        <td>play</td>
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<td>喝 咖啡</td>
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<td>hē kāfēi</td>
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<td>to drink coffee</td>
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        <td>play</td>
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<td>去 公司</td>
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<td>qù gōngsī</td>
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<td>to go to the office</td>
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        <td>play</td>
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<td>很 开心</td>
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<td>hěn kāixīn</td>
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<td>very happy</td>
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Source: [https://store.allsetlearning.com/catalog/b1-tone-pairs_14/ AllSet Learning's "Tone Pair" Pronunciation Pack] (used with permission)
  
 
== 1-3 Tone Pair Combos ==
 
== 1-3 Tone Pair Combos ==

Revision as of 08:08, 20 April 2020

This page will cover some examples of the 1-3 tone pair, which Sinosplice rates as a "4" on a difficulty rating of 1-7 (easiest to hardest).

This one's a little difficult. First character is flat and high, when going into the second character start low then go lower before rising to a high tone. 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.

1-3 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
play 多少 duōshǎo how much, how many
play 多久 duōjiǔ how long
play 开始 kāishǐ to start
play 机场 jīchǎng airport
play 方法 fāngfǎ method

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

1-3 Tone Pair Phrases (B1)

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
play 星期天 xīngqītiān Sunday
play 吃 香蕉 chī xiāngjiāo to eat a banana
play 喝 咖啡 hē kāfēi to drink coffee
play 去 公司 qù gōngsī to go to the office
play 很 开心 hěn kāixīn very happy

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

1-3 Tone Pair Combos

Source: Sinosplice's Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills (used with permission)

  • 真早 (zhēn zǎo) really early
  • 真美 (zhēnměi) really beautiful
  • 真冷 (zhēn lěng) really cold
  • 真晚 (zhēn wǎn) really late
  • 真短 (zhēn duǎn)really short

Sources and further reading

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