1.1 - Understanding the 4 tones and the neutral tone
If you own a copy of the HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook, you can do the following:
➊ Read Pinyin Note 2 on page 3
➋ Listen to the accompanying MP3 audio file 01-4.
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More on tones:
- Four tones - Chinese Pronunciation Wiki
- Standard Chinese phonology - Wikipedia
- YouTube: Learn Mandarin Chinese Tones the Fun Way - Yoyo Chinese
Another way to practice tones is by practicing them in pairs. That is, practice different combinations of tones together:
Words mentioned in this video
Search up these words in our HSK dictionary to see example sentences and more!
你 nǐ (singular) you
好 hǎo good, fine
你们 nǐmen (plural) you
对不起 duìbuqǐ to be sorry
吗 ma question particle
了 le particle to indicate change
妈妈 māma mother
椅子 yǐzi chair
爸爸 bàba dad
奶奶 nǎinai grandmother
马 mǎ horse
麻烦 máfan to bother
骂 mà to curse, to call names; to scold
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