{"id":4898,"date":"2023-03-10T22:18:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=4898"},"modified":"2026-08-09T11:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T03:37:57","slug":"tone-pair-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/tone-pair-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Tone Pair Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/tone-pair-charts\/#Full_Chart\" >Full Chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/tone-pair-charts\/#sectitle\" >'+sec.title+'<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n     Tone Pair Charts \u2014 redesigned\n     OneDotDot Chinese \u00b7 tiffanysmandarin.com\n     Scoped under #odd-pairs-page. 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<h1 class=\"hero-title\">When two tones meet<\/h1>\n  <p class=\"hero-sub\">Every Mandarin word is a small collision of pitches. Listen to how each tone bends and adjusts once it&#8217;s sitting next to another \u2014 then try saying the pair yourself.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"hero-note\">tap \u25b6 next to any word to hear it<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dot-trail\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<!-- ================= FULL CHART ================= -->\n<div class=\"section-head\">\n  <h2 class=\"en\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_Chart\"><\/span>Full Chart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Columns = the <strong style=\"color:var(--coral-dark);\">first<\/strong> syllable&#8217;s tone \u00b7 Rows = the <strong style=\"color:var(--coral-dark);\">second<\/strong> syllable&#8217;s tone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart-scroll\">\n  <table class=\"chart\" id=\"full-chart-table\"><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<div 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{tw:'\u7f8e\u570b',cn:'\u7f8e\u56fd',py:'m\u011bigu\u00f3',en:'USA'}, {tw:'\u96ea\u7403',cn:'\u96ea\u7403',py:'xu\u011bqi\u00fa',en:'snowball'}, {tw:'\u8001\u5be6',cn:'\u8001\u5b9e',py:'l\u01ceosh\u00ed',en:'honest'}, {tw:'\u5c0f\u725b',cn:'\u5c0f\u725b',py:'xi\u01ceoni\u00fa',en:'calf'}, {tw:'\u773c\u795e',cn:'\u773c\u795e',py:'y\u01censh\u00e9n',en:'look\/gaze'}\n        ]},\n        { second:'t3', audio:BASE+'33tone.m4a', words:[\n          {tw:'\u6c34\u679c',cn:'\u6c34\u679c',py:'shu\u01d0gu\u01d2',en:'fruit'}, {tw:'\u60f3\u6cd5',cn:'\u60f3\u6cd5',py:'xi\u01cengf\u01ce',en:'idea'}, {tw:'\u4f60\u597d',cn:'\u4f60\u597d',py:'n\u01d0h\u01ceo',en:'hello'}, {tw:'\u879e\u87fb',cn:'\u8682\u8681',py:'m\u01cey\u01d0',en:'ant'}, {tw:'\u4fdd\u96aa',cn:'\u4fdd\u9669',py:'b\u01ceoxi\u01cen',en:'insurance'}\n        ]},\n        { second:'t4', audio:BASE+'34tone.m4a', words:[\n          {tw:'\u7b46\u96fb',cn:'\u7b14\u7535',py:'b\u01d0di\u00e0n',en:'laptop'}, 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