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Begin your study of Mandarin Chinese with the four tones. These are the cornerstones to good pronunciation, and once you ha e mastered them, e erything e!se wi!! fa!! in p!ace. There are four Mandarin tones - high and !e e!" rising" fa!!ing and rising" and fa!!ing. A sy!!ab!e #s!og$ ta%es its meaning from both the sound and tone. &or e'amp!e, the sy!!ab!e (ma( can mean (horse,( (mother,( (sco!d,( or (hemp( depending on which tone is used.
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Mandarin Chinese
The tones are used to determine the meaning of a Mandarin word. So m@ #horse$ is ery different from m< #mother$. *hen !earning new ocabu!ary you must practice both the pronunciation of the word and its tone. The wrong tones can change the meaning of your sentences. 9inyin Chinese Character m< m> m@ mB Meaning mother hemp #%onop!1a$ horse sco!d #grditi$
The tones must be practiced indi idua!!y as we!! as in combination with other tones555 &irst and Second Tones p< p> d< d> m<o m>o tC tD %<ng %>ng mEn mFn &irst and Third Tones m<o m@o fEi fGi !< !@ !Ei !Gi guC guH t< t@ &irst and &ourth Tones %<i %Bi m< mB b< bB n< nB guC guI /i<n /iBn
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Second and &irst Tones t>i t<i m>o m<o p> p< b> b< %F %E dJ dK Third and &irst Tones h@n h<n t@n t<n tMu tQu f@ f< s@n s<n wGi wEi
Second and Third Tones gF gG guD guH gLu gMu bJ bN shD shH fJ fN Third and Second Tones rG rF t@o t>o gG gF b@i b>i n@n n>n gN gJ
Second and &ourth Tones hJ hO mJ mO gF gP shFn shPn >i Bi /J /O Third and &ourth Tones sH sI !Gi !Pi mGi mPi yMu yRu wN wO hN hO
&ourth and &irst Tones shO shK bPn bEn fPn fEn shI shC /I /C bB b<
&ourth and Second Tones wBn w>n Pr Fr dI dD fBn f>n !iO !iJ 1iO 1iJ
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