| Tone Marks | |
|---|---|
| First | ā |
| Second | á |
| Third | ǎ |
| Fourth | à |
| Neutral | a |
Pinyin and Characters
Pinyin use the tone marks to indicate the corresponding characters. More than one character can be in the same form of Pinyin, with the same tone marks.
Basic Chinese Characters 基本汉字 (jīběn hànzì)
Introducing some of the basic Chinese characters
| Chinese Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters and Phrases | Pinyin | English |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me, myself |
| 的 | de | 's, of, self (use for possession) |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my, mine |
| 他 | tā | he, him |
| 她 | tā | she, her |
| 们 | mén | added after noun or pronoun to make it plural |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you guys |
| 我们 | mén | added after noun or pronoun to make it plural |
| 他们 | tāmen | they (all male within the group; also used when a group contain some female) |
| 她们 | tāmen | they (all female within the group) |
| 好 | hǎo | good, okay, well, fine |
| 不 | bù | no, not (use for negating | 不好 | bù hǎo | not good |
| 谢 | xiè | thank |
| 谢谢(你) | xièxiè (nǐ) | thank you |
Chinese character stroke order rules
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The Most Effective Way to Learn Mandarin Tones - Tone Pairs - Google Hangout with Yangyang
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