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Mandarin Tone System How To Pronounce Mandarin Chinese PDF
Mandarin Tone System How To Pronounce Mandarin Chinese PDF
Mandarin
Chinese
Begin
your
study
of
Mandarin
Chinese
with
the
four
tones.
These
are
the
cornerstones
to
good
pronunciation,
and
once
you
have
mastered
them,
everything
else
will
fall
in
place.
There
are
four
Mandarin
tones
-
high
and
level;
rising;
falling
and
rising;
and
falling.
A
syllable
takes
its
meaning
from
both
the
sound
and
tone.
For
example,
the
syllable
"ma"
can
mean
"horse,"
"mother,"
"scold,"
or
"hemp"
depending
on
which
tone
is
used.
The
Four
Mandarin
Tones
Mandarin
Chinese
is
a
tonal
language.
The
way
a
word
or
syllable
is
pronounced
changes
its
meaning.
Mastery
of
the
four
m
m
m
hemp
horse
scold
Note:
Please
check
next
lesson
for
audio
files.
(In
Class
1
-
Basics)