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Chinese Tone Practice
The Mandarin Tone Trainer: listen to native audio syllables, recognize pitch contours, and master the four tones plus the neutral tone. Toggle between Pinyin, Zhuyin, or combined notation.
Mandarin Tone Trainer
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Drill the four Mandarin tones plus the neutral tone across 1,400+ native audio recordings. Select your preferred display notation and press Start.
Notation Style
Mandarin Pitch Contour Overview
ˉ 5-5
1st — High level
High, steady, flat pitch. Unmarked in Zhuyin text.
ˊ 3-5
2nd — Rising
Rises sharply from middle to high pitch (like asking a question).
ˇ 2-1-4
3rd — Dipping
Starts mid-low, dips down deep, then rises back up.
ˋ 5-1
4th — Falling
Sharp drop from high to low pitch (like a brief command).
· 2
Neutral — Unstressed
Short, light, unstressed dot. Takes pitch from preceding syllable.