Minimal pair · Standard Mandarin (Putonghua), isolated citation tones
Mandarin /˨˩˦/ vs /˥˩/Low and falling 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马
/˥˩/
The ˥˩ category
Listen for the target sound in each word.
As in骂
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; rat雨
/y˨˩˦/rain, noun买
/mai˨˩˦/buy骂
/ma˥˩/scold爸
/pa˥˩/dad; father大
/ta˥˩/big是
/ʂɻ̩˥˩/be; is烫
/tʰɑŋ˥˩/scald; scalding hot记
/tɕi˥˩/remember气
/tɕʰi˥˩/air; gas细
/ɕi˥˩/thin; fine燕
/jɛn˥˩/swallow, the bird住
/ʈʂu˥˩/live; reside放
/fɑŋ˥˩/put; place份
/fən˥˩/portion; share树
/ʂu˥˩/tree玉
/y˥˩/jade卖
/mai˥˩/sell30 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.