HEYGOW ASMR

Tones on their own

20 phrases
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i
yī yí yǐ yì
EN1st tone / 2nd tone / 3rd tone / 4th tone
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EN1st tone - high and flat
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EN2nd tone - rising, like a question
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↘↗
EN3rd tone - dips down then up
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EN4th tone - falls sharply
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u
wū wú wǔ wù
EN1st tone / 2nd tone / 3rd tone / 4th tone
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EN1st tone - high and flat
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EN2nd tone - rising, like a question
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↘↗
EN3rd tone - dips down then up
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EN4th tone - falls sharply
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ü
yū yú yǔ yù
EN1st tone / 2nd tone / 3rd tone / 4th tone
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EN1st tone - high and flat
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EN2nd tone - rising, like a question
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↘↗
EN3rd tone - dips down then up
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EN4th tone - falls sharply
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ma
mā má mǎ mà
EN1st tone / 2nd tone / 3rd tone / 4th tone
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EN1st tone - high and flat
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EN2nd tone - rising, like a question
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↘↗
EN3rd tone - dips down then up
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EN4th tone - falls sharply

Tones on their own in Chinese: all 20 on one list

ChineseReadingMeaning
yī yí yǐ yìi1st tone / 2nd tone / 3rd tone / 4th tone
1st tone - high and flat
2nd tone - rising, like a question
↘↗3rd tone - dips down then up
4th tone - falls sharply
wū wú wǔ wùu1st tone / 2nd tone / 3rd tone / 4th tone
1st tone - high and flat
2nd tone - rising, like a question
↘↗3rd tone - dips down then up
4th tone - falls sharply
yū yú yǔ yùü1st tone / 2nd tone / 3rd tone / 4th tone
1st tone - high and flat
2nd tone - rising, like a question
↘↗3rd tone - dips down then up
4th tone - falls sharply
mā má mǎ màma1st tone / 2nd tone / 3rd tone / 4th tone
1st tone - high and flat
2nd tone - rising, like a question
↘↗3rd tone - dips down then up
4th tone - falls sharply

妈 麻 马 骂 - mother, hemp, horse, to scold - is the classic set, and the four words differ in nothing but pitch. Play the group first, then the four separately. Hearing the difference comes before producing it, and this page is only about hearing.