Minimal pair · Standard Mandarin (Putonghua), isolated citation tones
Mandarin /˥/ vs /˨˩˦/Level and low tone
Completes one of the six pairwise tone categories studied by Dong et al.; words here are editorial candidates, not extracted Appendix A stimuli.
Practice these sounds/˥/
The ˥ category
Listen for the target sound in each word.
As in妈
/˨˩˦/
The ˨˩˦ category
Listen for the target sound in each word.
As in马
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Completes one of the six pairwise tone categories studied by Dong et al.; words here are editorial candidates, not extracted Appendix A stimuli.
Listen for the target sound in each word.
Sound examples
Tap to hear each word妈
/ma˥/mother八
/pa˥/eight搭
/ta˥/put up; erect诗
/ʂɻ̩˥/poem汤
/tʰɑŋ˥/soup鸡
/tɕi˥/chicken七
/tɕʰi˥/seven西
/ɕi˥/west烟
/jɛn˥/smoke猪
/ʈʂu˥/pig方
/fɑŋ˥/square分
/fən˥/divide; separate书
/ʂu˥/book马
/ma˨˩˦/horse把
/pa˨˩˦/hold; grasp打
/ta˨˩˦/hit; strike使
/ʂɻ̩˨˩˦/make; cause躺
/tʰɑŋ˨˩˦/lie down挤
/tɕi˨˩˦/squeeze起
/tɕʰi˨˩˦/rise; get up洗
/ɕi˨˩˦/wash眼
/jɛn˨˩˦/eye煮
/ʈʂu˨˩˦/boil; cook in water仿
/fɑŋ˨˩˦/imitate粉
/fən˨˩˦/powder鼠
/ʂu˨˩˦/mouse; rat26 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.