Practise the Four Tones 读声调

Mandarin has four tones: flat, rising, falling-rising and falling. 普通话有四个声调:第一声高平、第二声上扬、第三声先降后升、第四声下降。

🎵 The Four Tones 四个声调

  • ā 1st tone 第一声:High and flat(mā 妈)高而平
  • á 2nd tone 第二声:Rising(má 麻)由中向高升
  • ǎ 3rd tone 第三声:Falling-rising(mǎ 马)先降后升
  • à 4th tone 第四声:Falling(mà 骂)由高向低降

📖 How to Practise 练习方法

  • Tap a tone button, then repeat it aloud three times. 点击声调按钮听发音,跟读三遍。
  • Compare all four tones of the same final side by side. 同一韵母的四个声调横向对比着听。
  • Practised tones get a green check. 已练习过的声调会打上绿色对勾。

Tone Charts 声调点读(40 × 4)

Covers all simple finals, compound finals, nasal finals and whole syllables. 覆盖全部单韵母、复韵母、鼻韵母和整体认读音节。