STOP 01 · EVERYDAY DISCOVERIES

Weather Quest

Listen to the story. Find the objects. Collect their Chinese names.

01NATURE & WEATHER
天气 · tiānqì
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Listen to the story
English & Mandarin

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WORD COLLECTION

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A few useful words. A little practice.

YOUR JOURNEY

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A LITTLE PRACTICE
YOUR COLLECTION

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Pinyin & tones

Pinyin uses Latin letters for Mandarin sounds. Use the recording as your model.

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Four tones, plus a neutral tone

  1. ā1

    High and level

  2. á2

    Rising

  3. ǎ3

    Low; may rise when said alone

  4. à4

    Falling

  5. aNeutral

    Short and light; no tone mark.

In connected speech, a third tone often stays low. Tone marks show pitch, not word stress.

Some letters sound different

Pinyin letters such as q, x, c, zh, sh and ü do not follow English spelling habits. Listen to the Mandarin recording rather than guessing from English.

bāozi

The syllable zi has no tone mark: it is the neutral tone.