Neutral tone 轻声 Function of neutral-tone syllables To distinguish the meanings 眼睛 yǎnjing eyes 眼镜 yǎnjìng glasses Sometimes neutral tone can distinguish meanings even the characters are exactly the same. …
New words 北京Běijīng Beijing, capital of China 住 zhù to live or to stay 前 qián before, earlier than Language points the noun “前”indicating of time . 前can be used …
Language points 中文 English 现在xiànzài + 几点jǐ diǎn What’s the time + now? XX点 diǎn YY分 fēn XX: YY The set order to express time: the bigger unit preceding the …
Tones 声调 Tone collocation in words of three syllables: Start with the 3rd tone. 洗衣机 xǐyījī,普通话 pǔtōnghuà,总经理 zǒngjīnglǐ,火车票huǒchēpiào 史学家 shǐxuéjiā,警察局 jǐngchájú,美男子měinánzǐ,美容院 měiróngyuàn 表演家 biǎoyǎnjiā,小演员 xiǎoyǎnyuán,米老鼠 mǐlǎoshǔ,演唱会 yǎnchànghuì 打字机 dǎzìjī,跑步鞋 pǎobùxié,美术馆(měishùguǎn),打电话dǎdiànhuà
New words 衣服 yīfu clothes. 买衣服 to buy clothes. the measure word for 衣服 is 件 jiàn,一件衣服、两件衣服 漂亮 piàoliang beautiful, pretty 啊 a a modal particle at the end of …