Chinese Intonation
Definition: Chinese language is an amazing language and it is one of the most difficult to learn. Chinese language is a tonal language because one can find many different tones; it means that each tone is an different word.
How many tones are there?
There are four tones in Chinese language, which are:
Tone 1 |
Tone 2 |
Tone 3 |
Tone 4 |
¯ |
ˊ |
ˇ |
ˋ |
The First tone
It is known as
high-level tone
ā
English |
Chinese Characters |
Pinyin |
They |
他们 |
tāmen |
The Second tone
It is known as
rising tone
á
English |
Chinese Characters |
Pinyin |
With |
隨著 |
Suí zhe |
The third tone
It is known as
falling-rising tone
ǎ
English |
Chinese Characters |
Pinyin |
You |
你 |
nǐ |
The first tone
It is known as
falling tone
à
English |
Chinese Characters |
Pinyin |
Rat |
大鼠 |
Dà shǔ |
Read more:
Chinese Phrases for Meeting and Greeting
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