Compare the four tones and hear how a syllable changes. Practice 声调 (shēngdiào), 一声 (yīshēng), 二声 (èrshēng), 三 (sān), 四声 (sìshēng) in this focused set, then trace the characters and write each word from memory in the 田字格 (tián zì gé) grids. Words on this worksheet: 声调 (shēng diào) — tone; 一声 (yī shēng) — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone); 二声 (èr shēng) — second tone; 三 (sān) — Three; 四声 (sì shēng) — the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声; 发音 (fā yīn) — to pronounce; 听 (tīng) — hear; 练习 (liànxí) — Practice.
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