Friday, October 25, 2013

Do You Know How Many Tones in Chinese?


声调:汉语的每一个字都有一个声调;声调在汉语中起着非常重要的作用;汉语有四个基本声调。
TonesTones play a very important role in Chinese. Each Chinese character has one tone. There are four tones in Chinese plus a neutral tone.

(1)     一声调值高而平(55)。
The first tone is high and flat.
(2)     二声从中调值起,升至最高值(35)。
The second tone rises from the middle to the top.
(3)     三声从中低调值开始降低,然后稍有升高到中高调(214)。
The third tone dips from low to lower and then rises slightly.
(4)     四声从调值最高开始,直降到底(51)
The fourth tone falls from the top to the bottom.

声调音高示意图 Illustration of Tones



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