{"id":1042,"date":"2021-07-04T11:42:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T03:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2021-07-04T11:45:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T03:45:29","slug":"chinese-tones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Tones: Tips on How to Learn the Tricky Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d185f12473a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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Basic Four Tones<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#First_tone\" >First tone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Second_tone\" >Second tone\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Third_tone\" >Third tone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Fourth_tone\" >Fourth tone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Neutral_Tone\" >Neutral Tone<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#The_regular_neutral_tone\" >The regular neutral tone<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Noun_suffixes\" >Noun suffixes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Auxiliary_particles\" >Auxiliary particles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Modal_particles\" >Modal particles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Measure_words\" >Measure words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Duplicated_words\" >Duplicated words\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#_Location_character_after_noun\" >\u00a0Location character after noun<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Monosyllabic_verb_suffixes_indicating_the_direction\" >Monosyllabic verb suffixes indicating the direction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#The_irregular_neutral_tone\" >The irregular neutral tone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Tone_Sandhi\" >Tone Sandhi<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#For_T3\" >For T3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#For_T4\" >For T4\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#For_%E4%B8%80_yi\" >For \u4e00 (y\u012b)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#For_%E4%B8%8D_bu\" >For \u4e0d (b\u00f9)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#How_to_Practice_Mandarin_Chinese_Tones\" >How to Practice Mandarin Chinese Tones<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Start_with_numbers\" >Start with numbers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Listen_and_repeat_with_gestures\" >Listen and repeat with gestures<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Exaggerate_the_tones\" >Exaggerate the tones<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Practice_tones_in_pairs\" >Practice tones in pairs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Record_your_voice\" >Record your voice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Practice_with_a_native_speaker\" >Practice with a native speaker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#Use_online_resources_to_practice\" >Use online resources to practice<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#%E2%87%92_Sing_in_Chinese\" >\u21d2 Sing in Chinese<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#%E2%87%92_Watch_Chinese_TV_shows\" >\u21d2 Watch Chinese TV shows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#%E2%87%92_Watch_Chinese_films\" >\u21d2 Watch Chinese films<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/#%E2%87%92_Listen_to_podcasts\" >\u21d2 Listen to podcasts:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every language has its own sound system. Chinese is a tonal language, which means the same syllable with different tones can distinguish between words\u2019 meaning. Learning how to pronounce different tones correctly is an essential and fun part of studying Chinese.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will talk about Standard Mandarin Chinese tones. Even though Chinese tones differ by dialect, Standard Mandarin will be a great place to start!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Basic_Four_Tones\"><\/span><b>The Basic Four Tones<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Mandarin Chinese, there are four basic tones. Each of them has a distinctive pitch contour. Pitch may vary from speaker to speaker, but you can get the general picture from the tone diagram below.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1044\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/e786cdb6-278e-496b-9e75-a9c03f285e3a\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E786CDB6-278E-496b-9E75-A9C03F285E3A.png?fit=696%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"696,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"E786CDB6-278E-496b-9E75-A9C03F285E3A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E786CDB6-278E-496b-9E75-A9C03F285E3A.png?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E786CDB6-278E-496b-9E75-A9C03F285E3A.png?fit=696%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1044\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E786CDB6-278E-496b-9E75-A9C03F285E3A.png?resize=660%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chinese tones\" width=\"660\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E786CDB6-278E-496b-9E75-A9C03F285E3A.png?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E786CDB6-278E-496b-9E75-A9C03F285E3A.png?resize=16%2C9&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E786CDB6-278E-496b-9E75-A9C03F285E3A.png?w=696&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a brief introduction of the four basic tones. The numbers in parentheses reflect changes in pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Tone<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Mark<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Description<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st tone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u0101<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High and flat. (5-5)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2nd tone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting high in tone then rising. (3-5)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3rd tone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u01ce<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting low, falling to the bottom, then rising. (2-1-4)\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4th tone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting high, then falling sharply to the bottom. (5-1)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"747\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ma1-1.mp3'>ma1<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ma2.mp3'>ma2<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ma3.mp3'>ma3<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ma4.mp3'>ma4<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ma1-1.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"ma1\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"ma1\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:03\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ma2.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"ma2\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"ma2\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:03\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ma3.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"ma3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"ma3\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:03\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ma4.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"ma4\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"ma4\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_tone\"><\/span><b>First tone<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first tone, also called high-level tone, is very easy to pronounce. It starts high and maintains the pitch the whole time, which tends to be longer in duration than the other three tones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/1-3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1.png?fit=699%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"699,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1.png?fit=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1.png?fit=699%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1047\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1.png?resize=660%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The first tone\" width=\"660\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1.png?resize=16%2C9&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1.png?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Syllable<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Example<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u014d<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u6c34<\/span><b>\u6ce2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shu\u01d0<\/span><b>b\u014d<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water wave<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0101<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u5988<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5988\/<\/span><b>m\u0101<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mom<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u012b<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u8e22<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u817f\/<\/span><b>t\u012b<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tu\u01d0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kick<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u012b<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u8863<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u670d\/<\/span><b>y\u012b<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clothes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"747\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bo1.mp3'>bo1<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/\u6c34\u6ce2.mp3'>\u6c34\u6ce2<\/a><\/li><li><a 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Second_tone\"><\/span><b>Second tone<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second tone, or rising tone, starts semi-high (medium), and then goes up. It sounds like asking a question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/2-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.png?fit=699%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"699,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.png?fit=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.png?fit=699%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.png?resize=660%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.png?resize=16%2C9&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.png?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Syllable<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Example<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u00f3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u4f2f<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4f2f\/<\/span><b>b\u00f3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bo<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uncle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00e1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u9ebb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70e6\/<\/span><b>m\u00e1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trouble<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ed<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u63d0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u9ad8<\/span><b>\/<\/b><b>t\u00ed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">g\u0101o<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improve<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ed<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u79fb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u6c11\/<\/span><b>y\u00ed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00edn<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">immigration<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"747\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bo2.mp3'>bo2<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/\u4f2f\u4f2f.mp3'>\u4f2f\u4f2f<\/a><\/li><li><a 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Third_tone\"><\/span><b>Third tone<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third tone, or dipping tone, is the most difficult one for most non-native Chinese speakers. It starts semi-high (lower than the starting pitch of the second tone), dips down to the bottom of the tonal range, and then goes up again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/3-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.png?fit=699%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"699,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.png?fit=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.png?fit=699%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.png?resize=660%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.png?resize=16%2C9&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.png?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Syllable<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Example<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u01d2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u8ddb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5b50\/<\/span><b>b\u01d2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zi<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cripple<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u01ce<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u9a6c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e0a\/<\/span><b>m\u01ce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u00e0ng<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">immediately<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u01d0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u4f53<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4f1a\/<\/span><b>t\u01d0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hu\u00ec<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experience<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u01d0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>\u5df2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7ecf\/<\/span><b>y\u01d0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">j\u012bng<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">already<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"747\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bo3.mp3'>bo3<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/\u8ddb\u5b50.mp3'>\u8ddb\u5b50<\/a><\/li><li><a 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fourth_tone\"><\/span><b>Fourth tone<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fourth tone, or high-falling tone, starts very high but sharply goes down to the bottom of the tonal range. It sounds a little bit angry but you don\u2019t need to do so intentionally. It tends to be shorter in duration than the other three tones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1050\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/4-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.png?fit=702%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"702,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neutral_Tone\"><\/span><b>Neutral Tone<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The neutral tone is called \u201c\u8f7b\u58f0\/q\u012bngsh\u0113ng\u201d in Chinese and often referred to as \u201ctoneless\u201d, which does not have a defined pitch contour but is roughly in the middle of your voice range. It\u2019s always very easy to pick up because they are generally somewhat shorter than tonic syllables and pronounced quickly and slightly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frankly speaking, it\u2019s not the \u201cfifth tone\u201d. Instead, it\u2019s just a kind of tone change for certain words and can be classified into two groups: the regular neutral tone and the irregular neutral tone. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bear in mind that no word starts with a neutral tone! It usually occurs in a final unstressed syllable of a disyllabic word.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_regular_neutral_tone\"><\/span><b>The regular neutral tone<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The neutral tone can be found in many words, which can be divided into the following groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Noun_suffixes\"><\/span><b>Noun suffixes<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some characters put after a noun are pronounced with a neutral tone. 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aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Modal_particles\"><\/span><b>Modal particles<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modal particles, such as \u201c\u5417\/ma\uff0c\u554a\/a\uff0c\u5427\/ba\uff0c\u5462\/ne\u201d, used at the end of a sentence to indicate emotion or mood, should be read with neutral tone.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Character<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Example<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5417\/ma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u597d<\/span><b>\u5417<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?\/ <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">h\u01ceo <\/span><b>ma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u554a\/a<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monosyllabic_verb_suffixes_indicating_the_direction\"><\/span><b>Monosyllabic verb suffixes indicating the direction<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verb suffixes &#8220;\u6765\/l\u00e1i&#8221; and &#8220;\u53bb\/q\u00f9&#8221;, which indicate the direction towards or away from the speaker respectively, always take on the neutral tone.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Character<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Example<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u6765\/l\u00e1i<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u56de<\/span><b>\u6765\/<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hu\u00ed<\/span><b>lai<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">come back (towards the speaker)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u8d70\u4e0a<\/span><b>\u6765\/<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_irregular_neutral_tone\"><\/span><b>The irregular neutral tone<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, the neutral tone is used even though none of the above rules apply. Learners have no choice but to learn such words by heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Example<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Example<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u8863<\/span><b>\u670d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y\u012b<\/span><b>fu<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clothes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u559c<\/span><b>\u6b22<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">x\u01d0<\/span><b>huan<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5144<\/span><b>\u5f1f<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">xi\u014dng<\/span><b>di<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brothers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tone_Sandhi\"><\/span><b>Tone Sandhi<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese tones are not static: sometimes tones of individual characters change depending on the pronunciation of adjacent characters. This phenomenon is called \u201ctone sandhi\u201d. Those tone changes are not reflected in pinyin tone marks, so getting to grips with the rules of tone sandhi is vital for any learner of Chinese.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_T3\"><\/span><b>For T3<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the four tones, the third tone is the most prone to tone changes. It\u2019s only pronounced in its full \u201cfalling-rising\u201d form when standing alone. In any other situation, rules of tone sandhi will apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>T3 + non-T3<\/b><strong> \u2192 Half T3 <\/strong><b>+ non-T3<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third tone preceding the first, the second, or the fourth tone will be pronounced as a <\/span><b>half-third tone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, starting low then falling even lower, never to rise again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1052\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/5-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5.png?fit=701%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"701,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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400;\">\u7956\u56fd (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">z\u01d4+gu\u00f3)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7956\u56fd\/<\/span><b>z\u01d4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gu\u00f3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">motherland<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5e7f\u544a (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gu\u01ceng+g\u00e0o)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5e7f\u544a\/<\/span><b>gu\u01ceng<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">g\u00e0o<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advertising<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5bfc\u5e08 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u01ceo+sh\u012b)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5bfc\u5e08\/<\/span><b>d\u01ceo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u012b<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tutor<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"747\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u9996\u5148\u5408.mp3'>\u9996\u5148<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u7956\u56fd\u5408.mp3'>\u7956\u56fd<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u5e7f\u544a\u5408.mp3'>\u5e7f\u544a<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u5bfc\u5e08\u5408.mp3'>\u5bfc\u5e08<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" 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+ T3 \u2192 <\/b><b>T2 + T3<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a third tone is followed by another third tone in a pair, the former changes to a second tone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/6-3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.png?fit=699%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"699,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.png?fit=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.png?fit=699%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1053\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.png?resize=660%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tone Sandhi\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.png?resize=16%2C9&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.png?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Dictionary pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Actual pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5e7f\u573a (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gu\u01ceng+ch\u01ceng)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5e7f\u573a\/<\/span><b>gu\u00e1ng<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ch\u01ceng<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">square<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u8bb8\u53ef (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">x\u01d4+k\u011b)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u8bb8\u53ef\/<\/span><b>x\u00fa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">k\u011b<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">permit<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u60f3\u6cd5 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">xi\u01ceng+f\u01ce)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u60f3\u6cd5\/<\/span><b>xi\u00e1ng<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f\u01ce<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">idea<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u53ef\u4ee5 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">k\u011b+y\u01d0)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u53ef\u4ee5\/<\/span><b>k\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y\u01d0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"747\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u5e7f\u573a\u5408-1.mp3'>\u5e7f\u573a<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u8bb8\u53ef\u5408.mp3'>\u8bb8\u53ef<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u60f3\u6cd5\u5408.mp3'>\u60f3\u6cd5<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u53ef\u4ee5\u5408.mp3'>\u53ef\u4ee5<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_T4\"><\/span><b>For T4\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong>T4 + T4 \u2192 Half T4 + T4<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When two fourth-tone syllables are used together, the former changes to the<\/span><b> half-fourth tone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Unlike the full fourth tone, the half-fourth tone doesn\u2019t drop all the way down but stops semi-high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1054\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/7-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.png?fit=704%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"704,404\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.png?fit=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.png?fit=704%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1054\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.png?resize=660%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tone Sandhi\" width=\"660\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.png?resize=16%2C9&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.png?w=704&amp;ssl=1 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Dictionary pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Actual pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u518d\u89c1 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">z\u00e0i+ji\u00e0n)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u518d\u89c1\/<\/span><b>z\u00e0i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ji\u00e0n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goodbye<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u770b\u89c1 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">k\u00e0n+ji\u00e0n)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u770b\u89c1\/<\/span><b>k\u00e0n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ji\u00e0n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">see<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u653e\u5f03 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f\u00e0ng+q\u00ec)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u653e\u5f03\/<\/span><b>f\u00e0ng<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">q\u00ec<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">give up<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7761\u89c9 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shu\u00ec+ji\u00e0o)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7761\u89c9\/<\/span><b>shu\u00ec<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ji\u00e0o<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">go to bed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"747\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u518d\u89c1\u5408.mp3'>\u518d\u89c1<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u653e\u5f03\u5408.mp3'>\u653e\u5f03<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u7761\u89c9\u5408.mp3'>\u7761\u89c9<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_%E4%B8%80_yi\"><\/span><b>For \u4e00 (y\u012b)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><b>\u4e00\/y\u012b<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d is probably one of the first Chinese words you\u2019ve ever learned, but despite its simplicity, you still have to pay special attention to its pronunciation. When used in isolation, as a number, or at the end of a word or a sentence, \u201c<\/span><b>\u4e00\/y\u012b<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d is pronounced with the first tone. However, \u4e00 changes to the fourth tone if it precedes the first, the second, or the third tone. Finally, before the fourth tone, \u201c<\/span><b>\u4e00\/y\u00ed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d is pronounced with the second tone.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u4e00\uff08<em>y\u012b<\/em>)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Character<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Example<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e00\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y\u012b<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7b2c\u4e00\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u00ec <\/span><b>y\u012b<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the first<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7edf\u4e00\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t\u01d2ng<\/span><b>y\u012b<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unite<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u611f\u60c5\u4e13\u4e00\/<\/span><span 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style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u4e00\uff08y\u012b) + T1\/T2\/T3 \u2192 \u4e00 (y\u00ec)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Dictionary pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Actual pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e00\u5929 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y\u012b+ti\u0101n)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e00\u5929\/<\/span><b>y\u00ec <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ti\u0101n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one day<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e00\u76f4 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y\u012b+zh\u00ed)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e00\u76f4\/<\/span><b>y\u00ec<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zh\u00ed<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">always<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e00\u70b9 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_%E4%B8%8D_bu\"><\/span><b>For \u4e0d (b\u00f9)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When \u201c\u4e0d(<\/span><b>b<\/b><b>\u00f9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u201d is used before the fourth tone in a group, it should be changed into \u201c<\/span><b>b<\/b><b>\u00fa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u4e0d (b\u00f9) + T4 \u2192 \u4e0d (b\u00fa)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Dictionary pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Actual pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Translation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e0d\u8981 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u00f9+y\u00e0o)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4e0d\u8981\/<\/span><b>b<\/b><b>\u00fa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y\u00e0o<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">don\u2019t 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The key here is practice. Increase your confidence and improve your spoken Chinese with these simple exercises!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_with_numbers\"><\/span><b>Start with numbers<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese numbers from 1 to 10 are the best start for a beginner. They\u2019re short, simple, widely used, and, more importantly, contain all four tones.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_6p7GMmglq8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_and_repeat_with_gestures\"><\/span><b>Listen and repeat with gestures<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using your hand to follow the changes in pitch will help you memorize the four tones faster and keep your pronunciation in check.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to the character carefully and identify its tone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Listen again, following the changes in pitch with your hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tone 1.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Draw a horizontal straight line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tone 2.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Draw a diagonal line from bottom left to top right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tone 3.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Draw a \u201c<\/span><b>V<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tone 4.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Draw a diagonal line from top left to bottom right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Try to say the tones with gestures by yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Repeat the exercise with different tones to strengthen your memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exaggerate_the_tones\"><\/span><b>Exaggerate the tones<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To an unpracticed ear, tones pronounced in fast succession are nearly impossible to differentiate, so don\u2019t rush to speak as fast as a native speaker would. Take your time: speak slowly and exaggerate the four tones, pronouncing the lows really low and the high really high.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This doesn\u2019t seem like an efficient way to memorize correct pronunciation, but it will pay off in the long run. Remember: many learners who started using Chinese to communicate without mastering the tones first now find themselves struggling to correct their pronunciation mistakes. Better start off slow and lay a solid foundation for your further progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_tones_in_pairs\"><\/span><b>Practice tones in pairs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After practicing tones in isolation, move on to practicing tones in pairs. Tone sandhi will affect different combinations in different ways, so make sure to cover all of them for better results.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tone\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neutral<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1+1)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u4eca\u5929<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1+2)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u4e2d\u56fd<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1+3)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u8eab\u4f53<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/sh\u0113nt\u01d0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">body<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1+4)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u5929\u6c14<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weather<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1+neutral)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u5988\u5988<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/M\u0101ma<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mum<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2+1)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u623f\u95f4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">room<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2+2)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u5b66\u4e60<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/xu\u00e9x\u00ed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2+3)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u6ca1\u6709<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2+4)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u5b66\u6821<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">school<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2+neutral)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u56de\u6765<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/hu\u00edl\u00e1i<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">come back<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3+1)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u4f53\u8d34<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/t\u01d0ti\u0113<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">considerate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3+2)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u65c5\u6e38<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/l\u01day\u00f3u<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">travel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3+3)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u7406\u60f3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/l\u01d0xi\u01ceng<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ideal<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3+4)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u52c7\u6c14<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/y\u01d2ngq\u00ec<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">courage<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3+neutral)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u5ac2\u5b50<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/s\u01ceozi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sister in law<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4+1)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u770b\u4e66<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">read books<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4+2)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u5927\u5b66<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/d\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">university<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4+3)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u7535\u5f71<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">film<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4+4)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u518d\u89c1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/z\u00e0iji\u00e0n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goodbye<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4+neutral)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u7238\u7238<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/b\u00e0ba<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dad<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Record_your_voice\"><\/span><b>Record your voice<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recording your voice isn\u2019t just a great way to keep tabs on your learning progress: you can use it to gauge if your pronunciation is off in real-time! Here\u2019s how to do that with the Shadow Speaking feature in ChineseSkill app:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1. Listen to standard pronunciation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1055\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/app-4\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?fit=1080%2C2165&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,2165\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HMA-AL00&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616153104&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"app 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?fit=150%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?fit=511%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?resize=300%2C601&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ChineseSkill\" width=\"300\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?resize=150%2C300&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?resize=511%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 511w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?resize=768%2C1540&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?resize=766%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 766w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?resize=1022%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?resize=6%2C12&amp;ssl=1 6w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-4.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2. Click the \u201crecording\u201d button on the bottom left and repeat what you just heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/app-3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?fit=1080%2C2155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,2155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HMA-AL00&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616153150&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"app 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?fit=150%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?fit=513%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1056\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?resize=300%2C599&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ChineseSkill\" width=\"300\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?resize=150%2C300&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?resize=513%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 513w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?resize=768%2C1532&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?resize=770%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?resize=1026%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1026w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?resize=6%2C12&amp;ssl=1 6w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-3.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3. Click the \u201cear\u201d icon on the bottom right. Listen to your recording and compare it to the standard pronunciation to see if you got anything wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/app-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C2161&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,2161\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HMA-AL00&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616153158&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"app 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?fit=150%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?fit=512%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1057\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?resize=300%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ChineseSkill\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?resize=150%2C300&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?resize=512%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?resize=6%2C12&amp;ssl=1 6w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-2.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4. Click the \u201carrow\u201d button on the middle right or left to see the explanation of the corresponding word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.chineseskill.com\/ja\/2021\/07\/04\/chinese-tones\/app-1\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C2170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,2170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HMA-AL00&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616153179&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"app 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?fit=149%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?fit=510%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1058\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?resize=300%2C603&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ChineseSkill\" width=\"300\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?resize=149%2C300&amp;ssl=1 149w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?resize=510%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?resize=764%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?resize=1019%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1019w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?resize=6%2C12&amp;ssl=1 6w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chineseskill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/app-1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chineseskill.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ChineseSkill <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is available on App Store and Google Play. Don\u2019t miss out!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_with_a_native_speaker\"><\/span><b>Practice with a native speaker<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t be shy and make some native speaker friends! Mimic the way they speak and ask for honest feedback. Don\u2019t just stick to one or two language buddies though: they might get used to your accent and stop correcting your mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_online_resources_to_practice\"><\/span><b>Use online resources to practice<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have mastered the basic four tones and tone sandhi, make full use of modern technology and practice longer combinations of Chinese tones with the help of resources available online:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%87%92_Sing_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u21d2 Sing in Chinese<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This relaxing and fun activity is perfect for all learners, not just the ones with an ear for music. 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