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Tone Lesson 3 – The Second Tone with Tone Pair Drills
CHINESE SECOND TONE
The Chinese Second Tone is also known as “The Rising Tone”. In Chinese, it is called 二声(èr shēng), literally meaning “the second sound”. In this lesson, we will be practicing the Mandarin Pinyin Second Tone with Tone Pairs and sentences.
How to Pronounce Mandarin Pinyin Second Tone
It starts semi-high and goes up. And because of this, it is also called "The Middle Rising Tone".
Practice Mandarin Pinyin Second Tone
SECOND TONE + FIRST TONE
| TONE PAIRS | ||
|---|---|---|
| PĪNYĪN | 汉字 | ENGLISH |
| zuó tiān | 昨天 | yesterday |
| fáng jiān | 房间 | room |
| shí jiān | 时间 | time |
| lí kāi | 离开 | to leave |
| xióng māo | 熊猫 | panda |
| SENTENCE | ||
| zuó tiān lí kāi fáng jiān | ||
| 昨天离开房间。 | ||
| (Someone) left the room yesterday. | ||
SECOND TONE + THIRD TONE
| TONE PAIRS | ||
|---|---|---|
| PĪNYĪN | 汉字 | ENGLISH |
| píng guǒ | 苹果 | apple |
| méi yǒu | 没有 | not; not have; without |
| niú nǎi | 牛奶 | milk |
| yóu yǒng | 游泳 | to swim |
| yá chǐ | 牙齿 | tooth |
| SENTENCE | ||
| méi yǒu ná píng guǒ hé niú nǎi | ||
| 没有拿苹果和牛奶。 | ||
| (Someone) hasn’t take the apple or the milk. | ||
SECOND TONE + FOURTH TONE
| TONE PAIRS | ||
|---|---|---|
| PĪNYĪN | 汉字 | ENGLISH |
| qián miàn | 前面 | front |
| yán sè | 颜色 | color |
| yí yàng | 一样 | the same |
| wén huà | 文化 | culture |
| xí guàn | 习惯 | customes |
| SENTENCE | ||
| wén huà hé xí guàn yí yàng | ||
| 文化和习惯一样。 | ||
| (Their) cultures and customes are the same. | ||
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