Four tones together
11 phrases
Eleven quartets, each four words that differ only in tone. Play one set on a loop until the four positions feel like four different places rather than four sounds. 汤 糖 躺 烫 - soup, sugar, to lie down, scalding - is the one most learners find easiest to hear.
妈 麻 马 骂 mā má mǎ mà — mother / hemp; numb / horse / to scold
一 姨 椅 亿 yī yí yǐ yì — one / aunt (mother's sister) / chair / hundred million
八 拔 把 爸 bā bá bǎ bà — eight / to pull out / handle; to hold / dad
汤 糖 躺 烫 tāng táng tǎng tàng — soup / sugar; sweets / to lie down / scalding hot
书 熟 鼠 树 shū shú shǔ shù — book / ripe; cooked / mouse; rat / tree
鸡 急 几 记 jī jí jǐ jì — chicken / urgent; anxious / how many / to remember; record
西 习 洗 戏 xī xí xǐ xì — west / to practise / to wash / drama; play
温 文 吻 问 wēn wén wěn wèn — warm / writing; culture / to kiss / to ask
包 薄 饱 抱 bāo báo bǎo bào — bag; to wrap / thin / full (from eating) / to hug
七 骑 起 气 qī qí qǐ qì — seven / to ride / to rise / air; anger
猪 竹 主 住 zhū zhú zhǔ zhù — pig / bamboo / main; owner / to live; stay
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