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TONES | |
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1. Level pitch (mid range) | |
2. Rising pitch | |
3. Falling– rising pitch | |
4. Falling | |
5. Neutral tone | no tone mark |
TONE Tone is an inherent part of the Mandarin syllable, and hence Mandarin uses tones to distinguish meaning.Numbers could also be used to identify a particular tone.Each tone with its specific number as shown below. | |
Mā (ma1) | mother |
Má (ma2) | numb |
Mǎ (ma3) | horse |
Má (ma4) | scold |
Ma (ma5) neutral | question particle |
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