Learning Basic Chinese 学基本中文 (xué jīběn zhōngwén)

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.

Introducing Tone Marks

There are a total of four tone marks and a neutral tone, and each are pronounced accordingly. Based on the the pronunciation of the individual pinyin given, different words and meanings are produced.

Below are some links to practice with tone marks:

• The Most Effective Way to Learn Mandarin Tones - Tone Pairs - Google Hangout with Yangyang [27:18]
• Mandarin Quickstart Lesson 1: Tones [2:07]
• Four Tones-Learn Chinese Mandarin speak-Learning Chinese.mp4 [4:15]