Focusing on tone pairs to improve your Mandarin pronunciation
Tones are, without doubt, one of the hardest parts of Chinese to master, and many students struggle with them even long after leaving the beginner stage of learning.
Understanding the basics of tones in Chinese isn’t that hard and most people can do it relatively quickly with the right kind of instruction and some practice, but it’s not easy to translate this knowledge into actual speaking ability.
I make tone mistakes occasionally myself, even though I have studied Chinese for more than a decade, but I’m pretty good at spotting them and repairing my own utterances.
I believe that mastering tone pairs is crucial for all students. In this article, I will do two things:
- I will explain why tone pairs are so useful.
- I will give you more tone combinations that you can possibly wish in the form of tone sorted HSK and TOCFL vocabulary lists.
I will do this both in text and through a podcast episode with content from my pronunciation course:
Tune in to the Hacking Chinese Podcast to listen to the related episode:
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, YouTube and many other platforms!
There’s also a sneak peek at the relevant lesson in my pronunciation course:
If you want to skip my explanations and just get to the words, either scroll down or skip directly to the HSK and TOCFL lists or to the bottom of the article where I list the top 50 words for each combination.
Why tone pairs?
One problem with the way tones are normally taught is that way too much time is spent on single-syllable words.
This becomes an even bigger problem if the third tone is taught as a full falling-rising tone, which will lead to problems because that’s not the way it’s normally pronounced.
Therefore, the best way of practising tones in Chinese is to move to words consisting of two syllables as soon as possible.
Naturally, you can also practice sentences and intonation, but that’s something different and if you find tones are hard to grasp in the first place, reading a long sentence and superimposing intonation certainly won’t make things easier.
Mastering tone pairs is a must!
Practising Chinese tones in pairs
The reason disyllabic words are great is that most tone change (sandhi) rules apply, but a single word is still short enough to be focused on properly. It also makes sense to focus on these words because modern Mandarin has a very strong preference for disyllabic words, meaning that if you know all possible combinations really well, getting pronunciation in sentences right is mostly a matter of practise.
What I mean by this is that if you don’t get the basic two-syllable combinations, you might not learn to produce correct sentences at all, regardless of how much you practise. If you do learn how to handle disyllabic words, you will probably be able to produce good sentences simply by paying attention and speaking more Chinese since you already have the basics down.
Another thing to remember is that your tones might not be as good as you think. I think all students should try doing a blind test at least once, meaning that the listener doesn’t know or guess the right answer and can’t pretend to understand.
You will most likely find that there are problems you weren’t aware of, even if you’ve studied Chinese for a while (some problems are really hard to spot without feedback). You can use my tone bingo game for this, which is very good at catching pronunciation problems and is quite fun as well.
More tone pairs for learning and teaching
Both when learning and teaching tones, it’s useful to have a very large number of examples and to find examples that are already known words. My good friend Magnus Falk helped me to write a script that sorts word lists based on tones.
It actually turned out to take longer than he thought, but we now have a script that works fairly well. If you’re a developer yourself, all necessary files are available on GitHub (the tone sorter is written in Python).
If you just want more tone combinations than you’ll ever need, just keep on reading!
1,000 tone pairs, sorted by HSK or TOCFL level
First, I offer the complete lists for both HSK (simplified) and TOCFL (traditional), sorted by tone combination. You can download the lists here:
- The entire HSK list (simplified) as a CSV text file
- The entire HSK list (simplified) as an Excel file
- The entire TOCFL list (traditional) as a CSV text file
- The entire TOCFL list (traditional) as an Excel file
The lists contain words with more than two syllables as well, so if you want to practise three-syllable words, you just need to download the files. The polysyllabic words are of course also sorted by tone! The list also contains monosyllables, but mostly for the sake of comprehensiveness.
Second, I provide 1,000 tone pairs for quick reference below, including HSK level, Chinese characters and Pinyin. If you use the quick links to each section, you can hit “back” in your browser to get back to the index.
Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Speaking with Confidence
My hope is that you find this article helpful. If you want to learn more about Mandarin pronunciation, including tones, check out my pronunciation video course. It covers everything you need to know to speak clearly and with confidence!
Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Speaking with Confidence
T1 + T?
- T1 + T1
- T1 + T2
- T1 + T3
- T1 + T4
- T1 + T0
T2 + T?
- T2 + T1
- T2 + T2
- T2 + T3
- T2 + T4
- T2 + T0
T3 + T?
- T3 + T1
- T3 + T2
- T3 + T3
- T3 + T4
- T3 + T0
T4 + T?
- T4 + T1
- T4 + T2
- T4 + T3
- T4 + T4
- T4 + T0
First tone + First tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 飞机 | fēijī |
| 1 | 分钟 | fēnzhōng |
| 1 | 今天 | jīntiān |
| 1 | 星期 | xīngqī |
| 1 | 医生 | yīshēng |
| 2 | 公司 | gōngsī |
| 2 | 咖啡 | kāfēi |
| 2 | 西瓜 | xīguā |
| 3 | 冰箱 | bīngxiāng |
| 3 | 参加 | cānjiā |
| 3 | 担心 | dānxīn |
| 3 | 发烧 | fāshāo |
| 3 | 公斤 | gōngjīn |
| 3 | 刮风 | guāfēng |
| 3 | 关心 | guānxīn |
| 3 | 几乎 | jīhū |
| 3 | 声音 | shēngyīn |
| 3 | 司机 | sījī |
| 3 | 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo |
| 3 | 新鲜 | xīnxiān |
| 3 | 应该 | yīnggāi |
| 3 | 中间 | zhōngjiān |
| 4 | 餐厅 | cāntīng |
| 4 | 参观 | cānguān |
| 4 | 吃惊 | chī jīng |
| 4 | 抽烟 | chōuyān |
| 4 | 出差 | chū chāi |
| 4 | 出发 | chūfā |
| 4 | 出生 | chūshēng |
| 4 | 粗心 | cūxīn |
| 4 | 发生 | fāshēng |
| 4 | 干杯 | gān bēi |
| 4 | 工资 | gōngzī |
| 4 | 加班 | jiā bān |
| 4 | 交通 | jiāotōng |
| 4 | 郊区 | jiāoqū |
| 4 | 开心 | kāixīn |
| 4 | 轻松 | qīngsōng |
| 4 | 沙发 | shāfā |
| 4 | 伤心 | shāngxīn |
| 4 | 稍微 | shāowēi |
| 4 | 通知 | tōngzhī |
| 4 | 增加 | zēngjiā |
| 5 | 安装 | ānzhuāng |
| 5 | 悲观 | bēiguān |
| 5 | 操心 | cāo xīn |
| 5 | 车厢 | chēxiāng |
| 5 | 吃亏 | chīkuī |
| 5 | 粗糙 | cūcāo |
| 5 | 当心 | dāngxīn |
First tone + Second tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 中国 | zhōngguó |
| 2 | 非常 | fēicháng |
| 2 | 虽然 | suīrán |
| 3 | 阿姨 | āyí |
| 3 | 帮忙 | bāngmáng |
| 3 | 当然 | dāngrán |
| 3 | 刚才 | gāngcái |
| 3 | 公园 | gōngyuán |
| 3 | 关于 | guānyú |
| 3 | 欢迎 | huānyíng |
| 3 | 经常 | jīngcháng |
| 3 | 空调 | kōngtiáo |
| 3 | 刷牙 | shuāyá |
| 3 | 突然 | tūrán |
| 3 | 新闻 | xīnwén |
| 3 | 要求 | yāoqiú |
| 3 | 中文 | zhōngwén |
| 3 | 终于 | zhōngyú |
| 4 | 安排 | ānpái |
| 4 | 安全 | ānquán |
| 4 | 当时 | dāngshí |
| 4 | 积极 | jījí |
| 4 | 坚持 | jiānchí |
| 4 | 将来 | jiānglái |
| 4 | 交流 | jiāoliú |
| 4 | 科学 | kēxué |
| 4 | 批评 | pīpíng |
| 4 | 区别 | qūbié |
| 4 | 森林 | sēnlín |
| 4 | 生活 | shēnghuó |
| 4 | 说明 | shuōmíng |
| 4 | 推迟 | tuīchí |
| 4 | 相同 | xiāngtóng |
| 4 | 心情 | xīnqíng |
| 4 | 支持 | zhīchí |
| 4 | 周围 | zhōuwéi |
| 4 | 专门 | zhuānmén |
| 5 | 包含 | bāohán |
| 5 | 编辑 | biānjí |
| 5 | 超级 | chāojí |
| 5 | 出席 | chūxí |
| 5 | 初级 | chūjí |
| 5 | 窗帘 | chuānglián |
| 5 | 匆忙 | cōngmáng |
| 5 | 单纯 | dānchún |
| 5 | 单独 | dāndú |
| 5 | 单元 | dānyuán |
| 5 | 多余 | duōyú |
| 5 | 发愁 | fā chóu |
| 5 | 发达 | fādá |
First tone + Third tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 中午 | zhōngwǔ |
| 2 | 宾馆 | bīnguǎn |
| 2 | 机场 | jīchǎng |
| 2 | 开始 | kāishǐ |
| 2 | 铅笔 | qiānbǐ |
| 2 | 身体 | shēntǐ |
| 3 | 黑板 | hēibǎn |
| 3 | 经理 | jīnglǐ |
| 4 | 标准 | biāozhǔn |
| 4 | 发展 | fāzhǎn |
| 4 | 方法 | fāngfǎ |
| 4 | 公里 | gōnglǐ |
| 4 | 积累 | jīlěi |
| 4 | 基础 | jīchǔ |
| 4 | 精彩 | jīngcǎi |
| 4 | 缺点 | quēdiǎn |
| 4 | 缺少 | quēshǎo |
| 4 | 申请 | shēnqǐng |
| 4 | 危险 | wēixiǎn |
| 4 | 污染 | wūrǎn |
| 4 | 吸引 | xīyǐn |
| 4 | 相反 | xiāngfǎn |
| 4 | 辛苦 | xīnkǔ |
| 4 | 修理 | xiūlǐ |
| 4 | 邀请 | yāoqǐng |
| 4 | 因此 | yīncǐ |
| 4 | 优点 | yōudiǎn |
| 5 | 包裹 | bāoguǒ |
| 5 | 标点 | biāodiǎn |
| 5 | 参考 | cānkǎo |
| 5 | 操场 | cāochǎng |
| 5 | 充满 | chōngmǎn |
| 5 | 出版 | chūbǎn |
| 5 | 出口 | chūkǒu |
| 5 | 发表 | fābiǎo |
| 5 | 发抖 | fādǒu |
| 5 | 分手 | fēnshǒu |
| 5 | 风景 | fēngjǐng |
| 5 | 风险 | fēngxiǎn |
| 5 | 钢铁 | gāngtiě |
| 5 | 根本 | gēnběn |
| 5 | 工厂 | gōngchǎng |
| 5 | 公主 | gōngzhǔ |
| 5 | 恭喜 | gōngxǐ |
| 5 | 观点 | guāndiǎn |
| 5 | 婚礼 | hūnlǐ |
| 5 | 基本 | jīběn |
| 5 | 肩膀 | jiānbǎng |
| 5 | 艰苦 | jiānkǔ |
| 5 | 交往 | jiāowǎng |
First tone + Fourth tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 高兴 | gāoxìng |
| 1 | 工作 | gōngzuò |
| 1 | 商店 | shāngdiàn |
| 1 | 天气 | tiānqì |
| 1 | 医院 | yīyuàn |
| 2 | 帮助 | bāngzhù |
| 2 | 鸡蛋 | jīdàn |
| 2 | 生病 | shēngbìng |
| 2 | 生日 | shēngrì |
| 2 | 说话 | shuōhuà |
| 2 | 希望 | xīwàng |
| 2 | 因为 | yīnwèi |
| 3 | 安静 | ānjìng |
| 3 | 超市 | chāoshì |
| 3 | 发现 | fāxiàn |
| 3 | 方便 | fāngbiàn |
| 3 | 干净 | gānjìng |
| 3 | 根据 | gēnjù |
| 3 | 机会 | jīhuì |
| 3 | 街道 | jiēdào |
| 3 | 经过 | jīngguò |
| 3 | 生气 | shēngqì |
| 3 | 相信 | xiāngxìn |
| 3 | 需要 | xūyào |
| 3 | 音乐 | yīnyuè |
| 3 | 周末 | zhōumò |
| 4 | 超过 | chāoguò |
| 4 | 出现 | chūxiàn |
| 4 | 翻译 | fānyì |
| 4 | 方面 | fāngmiàn |
| 4 | 方向 | fāngxiàng |
| 4 | 丰富 | fēngfù |
| 4 | 估计 | gūjì |
| 4 | 关键 | guānjiàn |
| 4 | 观众 | guānzhòng |
| 4 | 规定 | guīdìng |
| 4 | 激动 | jīdòng |
| 4 | 家具 | jiājù |
| 4 | 骄傲 | jiāo’ào |
| 4 | 接受 | jiēshòu |
| 4 | 京剧 | jīngjù |
| 4 | 经济 | jīngjì |
| 4 | 经历 | jīnglì |
| 4 | 经验 | jīngyàn |
| 4 | 究竟 | jiūjìng |
| 4 | 空气 | kōngqì |
| 4 | 千万 | qiānwàn |
| 4 | 签证 | qiānzhèng |
| 4 | 生命 | shēngmìng |
| 4 | 失败 | shībài |
First tone + Neutral tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 杯子 | bēizi |
| 1 | 东西 | dōngxi |
| 1 | 多少 | duōshao |
| 1 | 妈妈 | māma |
| 1 | 先生 | xiānsheng |
| 1 | 衣服 | yīfu |
| 1 | 桌子 | zhuōzi |
| 2 | 哥哥 | gēge |
| 2 | 妻子 | qīzi |
| 2 | 休息 | xiūxi |
| 2 | 知道 | zhīdao |
| 3 | 聪明 | cōngming |
| 3 | 多么 | duōme |
| 3 | 关系 | guānxi |
| 3 | 清楚 | qīngchu |
| 3 | 叔叔 | shūshu |
| 3 | 舒服 | shūfu |
| 4 | 包子 | bāozi |
| 4 | 窗户 | chuānghu |
| 4 | 胳膊 | gēbo |
| 4 | 功夫 | gōngfu |
| 4 | 接着 | jiēzhe |
| 4 | 亲戚 | qīnqi |
| 4 | 商量 | shāngliang |
| 4 | 生意 | shēngyi |
| 4 | 师傅 | shīfu |
| 4 | 收拾 | shōushi |
| 4 | 孙子 | sūnzi |
| 4 | 消息 | xiāoxi |
| 4 | 知识 | zhīshi |
| 5 | 玻璃 | bōli |
| 5 | 叉子 | chāzi |
| 5 | 称呼 | chēnghu |
| 5 | 抽屉 | chōuti |
| 5 | 答应 | dāying |
| 5 | 耽误 | dānwu |
| 5 | 姑姑 | gūgu |
| 5 | 规矩 | guīju |
| 5 | 姑娘 | gūniang |
| 5 | 夹子 | jiāzi |
| 5 | 结实 | jiēshi |
| 5 | 精神 | jīngshen |
| 5 | 狮子 | shīzi |
| 5 | 梳子 | shūzi |
| 5 | 屋子 | wūzi |
| 6 | 报酬 | bàochou |
| 6 | 报复 | bàofu |
| 6 | 辫子 | biànzi |
| 6 | 别扭 | bièniu |
| 6 | 伺候 | cìhou |
Second tone + First tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 明天 | míngtiān |
| 1 | 昨天 | zuótiān |
| 2 | 房间 | fángjiān |
| 2 | 旁边 | pángbiān |
| 2 | 时间 | shíjiān |
| 3 | 国家 | guójiā |
| 3 | 结婚 | jiéhūn |
| 3 | 离开 | líkāi |
| 3 | 聊天 | liáotiān |
| 3 | 邻居 | línjū |
| 3 | 年轻 | niánqīng |
| 3 | 爬山 | páshān |
| 3 | 其他 | qítā |
| 3 | 提高 | tígāo |
| 3 | 熊猫 | xióngmāo |
| 4 | 长江 | chángjiāng |
| 4 | 成功 | chénggōng |
| 4 | 重新 | chóngxīn |
| 4 | 传真 | chuánzhēn |
| 4 | 房东 | fángdōng |
| 4 | 航班 | hángbān |
| 4 | 节约 | jiéyuē |
| 4 | 毛巾 | máojīn |
| 4 | 皮肤 | pífū |
| 4 | 其中 | qízhōng |
| 4 | 十分 | shífēn |
| 4 | 熟悉 | shúxī |
| 4 | 提供 | tígōng |
| 4 | 文章 | wénzhāng |
| 4 | 学期 | xuéqī |
| 4 | 牙膏 | yágāo |
| 4 | 研究 | yánjiū |
| 4 | 阳光 | yángguāng |
| 4 | 原因 | yuányīn |
| 4 | 直接 | zhíjiē |
| 5 | 曾经 | céngjīng |
| 5 | 潮湿 | cháoshī |
| 5 | 承担 | chéngdān |
| 5 | 除非 | chúfēi |
| 5 | 除夕 | chúxī |
| 5 | 传播 | chuánbō |
| 5 | 传说 | chuánshuō |
| 5 | 服装 | fúzhuāng |
| 5 | 核心 | héxīn |
| 5 | 胡说 | húshuō |
| 5 | 黄金 | huángjīn |
| 5 | 集中 | jízhōng |
| 5 | 决心 | juéxīn |
| 5 | 离婚 | lí hūn |
| 5 | 明星 | míngxīng |
Second tone + Second tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 同学 | tóngxué |
| 1 | 学习 | xuéxí |
| 3 | 黄河 | huánghé |
| 3 | 回答 | huídá |
| 3 | 留学 | liúxué |
| 3 | 年级 | niánjí |
| 3 | 皮鞋 | píxié |
| 3 | 其实 | qíshí |
| 3 | 完成 | wánchéng |
| 3 | 银行 | yínháng |
| 3 | 着急 | zháojí |
| 4 | 长城 | chángchéng |
| 4 | 成为 | chéngwéi |
| 4 | 诚实 | chéngshí |
| 4 | 厨房 | chúfáng |
| 4 | 从来 | cónglái |
| 4 | 儿童 | értóng |
| 4 | 符合 | fúhé |
| 4 | 国籍 | guójí |
| 4 | 合格 | hégé |
| 4 | 怀疑 | huáiyí |
| 4 | 及时 | jíshí |
| 4 | 零钱 | língqián |
| 4 | 流行 | liúxíng |
| 4 | 民族 | mínzú |
| 4 | 年龄 | niánlíng |
| 4 | 平时 | píngshí |
| 4 | 然而 | rán’ér |
| 4 | 仍然 | réngrán |
| 4 | 提前 | tíqián |
| 4 | 同情 | tóngqíng |
| 4 | 同时 | tóngshí |
| 4 | 完全 | wánquán |
| 4 | 无聊 | wúliáo |
| 4 | 严格 | yángé |
| 4 | 尤其 | yóuqí |
| 4 | 由于 | yóuyú |
| 4 | 邮局 | yóujú |
| 4 | 原来 | yuánlái |
| 5 | 长途 | chángtú |
| 5 | 常识 | chángshí |
| 5 | 成人 | chéngrén |
| 5 | 成熟 | chéngshú |
| 5 | 池塘 | chítáng |
| 5 | 辞职 | cízhí |
| 5 | 从而 | cóng’ér |
| 5 | 从前 | cóngqián |
| 5 | 敌人 | dírén |
| 5 | 繁荣 | fánróng |
| 5 | 国王 | guówáng |
Second tone + Third tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 没有 | méiyǒu |
| 1 | 苹果 | píngguǒ |
| 2 | 牛奶 | niúnǎi |
| 2 | 游泳 | yóuyǒng |
| 3 | 词典 | cídiǎn |
| 3 | 而且 | érqiě |
| 3 | 啤酒 | píjiǔ |
| 3 | 如果 | rúguǒ |
| 4 | 词语 | cíyǔ |
| 4 | 烦恼 | fánnǎo |
| 4 | 即使 | jíshǐ |
| 4 | 结果 | jiéguǒ |
| 4 | 提醒 | tíxǐng |
| 5 | 财产 | cáichǎn |
| 5 | 成果 | chéngguǒ |
| 5 | 成语 | chéngyǔ |
| 5 | 成长 | chéngzhǎng |
| 5 | 诚恳 | chéngkěn |
| 5 | 迟早 | chízǎo |
| 5 | 传染 | chuánrǎn |
| 5 | 传统 | chuántǒng |
| 5 | 从此 | cóngcǐ |
| 5 | 罚款 | fákuǎn |
| 5 | 合法 | héfǎ |
| 5 | 合理 | hélǐ |
| 5 | 合影 | héyǐng |
| 5 | 急诊 | jízhěn |
| 5 | 集体 | jítǐ |
| 5 | 节省 | jiéshěng |
| 5 | 厘米 | límǐ |
| 5 | 良好 | liánghǎo |
| 5 | 浏览 | liúlǎn |
| 5 | 媒体 | méitǐ |
| 5 | 描写 | miáoxiě |
| 5 | 明显 | míngxiǎn |
| 5 | 模仿 | mófǎng |
| 5 | 难免 | nánmiǎn |
| 5 | 培养 | péiyǎng |
| 5 | 平等 | píngděng |
| 5 | 情景 | qíngjǐng |
| 5 | 人口 | rénkǒu |
| 5 | 随手 | suíshǒu |
| 5 | 调整 | tiáozhěng |
| 5 | 完美 | wánměi |
| 5 | 完整 | wánzhěng |
| 5 | 王子 | wángzǐ |
| 5 | 违反 | wéifǎn |
| 5 | 寻找 | xúnzhǎo |
| 5 | 牙齿 | yáchǐ |
| 5 | 营养 | yíngyǎng |
Second tone + Fourth tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 前面 | qiánmiàn |
| 1 | 学校 | xuéxiào |
| 2 | 颜色 | yánsè |
| 2 | 羊肉 | yángròu |
| 2 | 一下 | yíxià |
| 3 | 不但 | búdàn |
| 3 | 成绩 | chéngjì |
| 3 | 城市 | chéngshì |
| 3 | 迟到 | chídào |
| 3 | 环境 | huánjìng |
| 3 | 节目 | jiémù |
| 3 | 结束 | jiéshù |
| 3 | 节日 | jiérì |
| 3 | 决定 | juédìng |
| 3 | 难过 | nánguò |
| 3 | 奇怪 | qíguài |
| 3 | 然后 | ránhòu |
| 3 | 容易 | róngyì |
| 3 | 同事 | tóngshì |
| 3 | 同意 | tóngyì |
| 3 | 文化 | wénhuà |
| 3 | 习惯 | xíguàn |
| 3 | 一定 | yídìng |
| 3 | 一共 | yígòng |
| 3 | 一会儿 | yíhuìr |
| 3 | 一样 | yíyàng |
| 3 | 游戏 | yóuxì |
| 4 | 博士 | bóshì |
| 4 | 不过 | búguò |
| 4 | 材料 | cáiliào |
| 4 | 乘坐 | chéngzuò |
| 4 | 答案 | dá’àn |
| 4 | 得意 | déyì |
| 4 | 国际 | guójì |
| 4 | 寒假 | hánjià |
| 4 | 合适 | héshì |
| 4 | 回忆 | huíyì |
| 4 | 活动 | huódòng |
| 4 | 来自 | láizì |
| 4 | 联系 | liánxì |
| 4 | 流利 | liúlì |
| 4 | 迷路 | mílù |
| 4 | 难道 | nándào |
| 4 | 难受 | nánshòu |
| 4 | 能力 | nénglì |
| 4 | 排队 | pái duì |
| 4 | 排列 | páiliè |
| 4 | 其次 | qícì |
| 4 | 情况 | qíngkuàng |
| 4 | 全部 | quánbù |
Second tone + Neutral tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 儿子 | érzi |
| 1 | 名字 | míngzi |
| 1 | 朋友 | péngyou |
| 1 | 什么 | shénme |
| 1 | 时候 | shíhou |
| 1 | 学生 | xuésheng |
| 2 | 孩子 | háizi |
| 2 | 觉得 | juéde |
| 2 | 便宜 | piányi |
| 3 | 鼻子 | bízi |
| 3 | 别人 | biéren |
| 3 | 除了 | chúle |
| 3 | 还是 | háishi |
| 3 | 明白 | míngbai |
| 3 | 盘子 | pánzi |
| 3 | 瓶子 | píngzi |
| 3 | 裙子 | qúnzi |
| 3 | 头发 | tóufa |
| 3 | 爷爷 | yéye |
| 4 | 盒子 | hézi |
| 4 | 活泼 | huópo |
| 4 | 咳嗽 | késou |
| 4 | 凉快 | liángkuai |
| 4 | 麻烦 | máfan |
| 4 | 脾气 | píqi |
| 4 | 葡萄 | pútao |
| 4 | 勺子 | sháozi |
| 4 | 随着 | suízhe |
| 4 | 咱们 | zánmen |
| 4 | 值得 | zhíde |
| 5 | 脖子 | bózi |
| 5 | 合同 | hétong |
| 5 | 猴子 | hóuzi |
| 5 | 糊涂 | hútu |
| 5 | 桔子 | júzi |
| 5 | 粮食 | liángshi |
| 5 | 逻辑 | luóji |
| 5 | 馒头 | mántou |
| 5 | 眉毛 | méimao |
| 5 | 苗条 | miáotiao |
| 5 | 模糊 | móhu |
| 5 | 绳子 | shéngzi |
| 5 | 石头 | shítou |
| 5 | 学问 | xuéwen |
| 5 | 竹子 | zhúzi |
| 6 | 裁缝 | cáifeng |
| 6 | 残疾 | cánji |
| 6 | 含糊 | hánhu |
| 6 | 和气 | héqi |
| 6 | 唠叨 | láodao |
Third tone + First tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 北京 | běijīng |
| 1 | 老师 | lǎoshī |
| 2 | 好吃 | hǎochī |
| 2 | 手机 | shǒujī |
| 3 | 北方 | běifāng |
| 3 | 简单 | jiǎndān |
| 3 | 起飞 | qǐfēi |
| 3 | 小心 | xiǎoxīn |
| 4 | 饼干 | bǐnggān |
| 4 | 打针 | dǎzhēn |
| 4 | 堵车 | dǔchē |
| 4 | 广播 | guǎngbō |
| 4 | 果汁 | guǒzhī |
| 4 | 奖金 | jiǎngjīn |
| 4 | 紧张 | jǐnzhāng |
| 4 | 烤鸭 | kǎoyā |
| 4 | 可惜 | kěxī |
| 4 | 首都 | shǒudū |
| 4 | 首先 | shǒuxiān |
| 4 | 小吃 | xiǎochī |
| 4 | 小说 | xiǎoshuō |
| 4 | 许多 | xǔduō |
| 4 | 演出 | yǎnchū |
| 5 | 本科 | běnkē |
| 5 | 补充 | bǔchōng |
| 5 | 产生 | chǎnshēng |
| 5 | 打工 | dǎgōng |
| 5 | 感激 | gǎnjī |
| 5 | 拐弯 | guǎi wān |
| 5 | 海关 | hǎiguān |
| 5 | 海鲜 | hǎixiān |
| 5 | 假装 | jiǎzhuāng |
| 5 | 剪刀 | jiǎndāo |
| 5 | 酒吧 | jiǔbā |
| 5 | 卡车 | kǎchē |
| 5 | 启发 | qǐfā |
| 5 | 取消 | qǔxiāo |
| 5 | 始终 | shǐzhōng |
| 5 | 手工 | shǒugōng |
| 5 | 鼠标 | shǔ biāo |
| 5 | 损失 | sǔnshī |
| 5 | 体贴 | tǐtiē |
| 5 | 统一 | tǒngyī |
| 5 | 展开 | zhǎn kāi |
| 5 | 指挥 | zhǐhuī |
| 5 | 主观 | zhǔguān |
| 5 | 主张 | zhǔzhāng |
| 5 | 总之 | zǒngzhī |
| 5 | 组织 | zǔzhī |
| 6 | 把关 | bǎ guān |
Third tone + Second tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 女儿 | nǚ’ér |
| 2 | 可能 | kěnéng |
| 2 | 旅游 | lǚyóu |
| 2 | 起床 | qǐ chuáng |
| 2 | 小时 | xiǎoshí |
| 3 | 检查 | jiǎnchá |
| 3 | 解决 | jiějué |
| 3 | 水平 | shuǐpíng |
| 3 | 选择 | xuǎnzé |
| 3 | 以前 | yǐqián |
| 3 | 有名 | yǒumíng |
| 4 | 本来 | běnlái |
| 4 | 比如 | bǐrú |
| 4 | 表格 | biǎogé |
| 4 | 表扬 | biǎoyáng |
| 4 | 打折 | dǎzhé |
| 4 | 导游 | dǎoyóu |
| 4 | 否则 | fǒuzé |
| 4 | 感觉 | gǎnjué |
| 4 | 感情 | gǎnqíng |
| 4 | 海洋 | hǎiyáng |
| 4 | 减肥 | jiǎnféi |
| 4 | 警察 | jǐngchá |
| 4 | 举行 | jǔxíng |
| 4 | 可怜 | kělián |
| 4 | 旅行 | lǚxíng |
| 4 | 网球 | wǎngqiú |
| 4 | 演员 | yǎnyuán |
| 4 | 养成 | yǎngchéng |
| 4 | 以为 | yǐwéi |
| 4 | 语言 | yǔyán |
| 4 | 准时 | zhǔnshí |
| 4 | 总结 | zǒngjié |
| 5 | 保持 | bǎochí |
| 5 | 保存 | bǎocún |
| 5 | 保留 | bǎoliú |
| 5 | 表达 | biǎodá |
| 5 | 表明 | biǎomíng |
| 5 | 表情 | biǎoqíng |
| 5 | 彩虹 | cǎihóng |
| 5 | 倒霉 | dǎoméi |
| 5 | 等于 | děngyú |
| 5 | 躲藏 | duǒcáng |
| 5 | 耳环 | ěrhuán |
| 5 | 反而 | fǎn’ér |
| 5 | 仿佛 | fǎngfú |
| 5 | 改革 | gǎigé |
| 5 | 果然 | guǒrán |
| 5 | 果实 | guǒshí |
| 5 | 火柴 | huǒchái |
Third tone + Third tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 水果 | shuǐguǒ |
| 2 | 可以 | kěyǐ |
| 2 | 手表 | shǒubiǎo |
| 2 | 所以 | suǒyǐ |
| 3 | 打扫 | dǎsǎo |
| 3 | 了解 | liǎojiě |
| 3 | 洗澡 | xǐzǎo |
| 3 | 影响 | yǐngxiǎng |
| 3 | 只有 | zhǐyǒu |
| 4 | 表演 | biǎoyǎn |
| 4 | 打扰 | dǎrǎo |
| 4 | 管理 | guǎnlǐ |
| 4 | 减少 | jiǎnshǎo |
| 4 | 尽管 | jǐnguǎn |
| 4 | 老虎 | lǎohǔ |
| 4 | 理解 | lǐjiě |
| 4 | 理想 | lǐxiǎng |
| 4 | 偶尔 | ǒu’ěr |
| 4 | 所有 | suǒyǒu |
| 4 | 往往 | wǎngwǎng |
| 4 | 也许 | yěxǔ |
| 4 | 引起 | yǐnqǐ |
| 4 | 永远 | yǒngyuǎn |
| 4 | 勇敢 | yǒnggǎn |
| 4 | 友好 | yǒuhǎo |
| 4 | 语法 | yǔfǎ |
| 4 | 允许 | yǔnxǔ |
| 4 | 整理 | zhěnglǐ |
| 4 | 只好 | zhǐhǎo |
| 5 | 保险 | bǎoxiǎn |
| 5 | 本领 | běnlǐng |
| 5 | 彼此 | bǐcǐ |
| 5 | 采访 | cǎifǎng |
| 5 | 采取 | cǎiqǔ |
| 5 | 产品 | chǎnpǐn |
| 5 | 处理 | chǔlǐ |
| 5 | 导演 | dǎoyǎn |
| 5 | 岛屿 | dǎoyǔ |
| 5 | 辅导 | fǔdǎo |
| 5 | 赶紧 | gǎnjǐn |
| 5 | 感想 | gǎnxiǎng |
| 5 | 古典 | gǔdiǎn |
| 5 | 鼓舞 | gǔwǔ |
| 5 | 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng |
| 5 | 广场 | guǎngchǎng |
| 5 | 缓解 | huǎnjiě |
| 5 | 老板 | lǎobǎn |
| 5 | 老鼠 | lǎoshǔ |
| 5 | 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ |
| 5 | 领导 | lǐngdǎo |
Third tone + Fourth tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 米饭 | mǐfàn |
| 1 | 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng |
| 2 | 考试 | kǎoshì |
| 2 | 跑步 | pǎobù |
| 2 | 准备 | zhǔnbèi |
| 3 | 比较 | bǐjiào |
| 3 | 比赛 | bǐsài |
| 3 | 打算 | dǎsuàn |
| 3 | 感冒 | gǎnmào |
| 3 | 可爱 | kě’ài |
| 3 | 礼物 | lǐwù |
| 3 | 马上 | mǎshàng |
| 3 | 满意 | mǎnyì |
| 3 | 努力 | nǔlì |
| 3 | 请假 | qǐngjià |
| 3 | 体育 | tǐyù |
| 3 | 饮料 | yǐnliào |
| 3 | 主要 | zhǔyào |
| 3 | 总是 | zǒngshì |
| 4 | 保护 | bǎohù |
| 4 | 保证 | bǎozhèng |
| 4 | 表示 | biǎoshì |
| 4 | 打印 | dǎyìn |
| 4 | 短信 | duǎnxìn |
| 4 | 法律 | fǎlǜ |
| 4 | 反对 | fǎnduì |
| 4 | 改变 | gǎibiàn |
| 4 | 感动 | gǎndòng |
| 4 | 感谢 | gǎnxiè |
| 4 | 鼓励 | gǔlì |
| 4 | 广告 | guǎnggào |
| 4 | 好像 | hǎoxiàng |
| 4 | 解释 | jiěshì |
| 4 | 景色 | jǐngsè |
| 4 | 举办 | jǔbàn |
| 4 | 考虑 | kǎolǜ |
| 4 | 可是 | kěshì |
| 4 | 肯定 | kěndìng |
| 4 | 恐怕 | kǒngpà |
| 4 | 冷静 | lěngjìng |
| 4 | 礼貌 | lǐmào |
| 4 | 理发 | lǐfà |
| 4 | 美丽 | měilì |
| 4 | 免费 | miǎn fèi |
| 4 | 普遍 | pǔbiàn |
| 4 | 使用 | shǐyòng |
| 4 | 讨论 | tǎolùn |
| 4 | 讨厌 | tǎoyàn |
| 4 | 网站 | wǎngzhàn |
| 4 | 眼镜 | yǎnjìng |
Third tone + Neutral tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 我们 | wǒmen |
| 1 | 喜欢 | xǐhuan |
| 1 | 小姐 | xiǎojie |
| 1 | 椅子 | yǐzi |
| 1 | 怎么 | zěnme |
| 2 | 姐姐 | jiějie |
| 2 | 晚上 | wǎnshang |
| 2 | 眼睛 | yǎnjing |
| 2 | 已经 | yǐjing |
| 2 | 早上 | zǎoshang |
| 2 | 左边 | zuǒbian |
| 3 | 耳朵 | ěrduo |
| 3 | 奶奶 | nǎinai |
| 3 | 起来 | qǐlai |
| 4 | 打扮 | dǎban |
| 4 | 好处 | hǎochu |
| 4 | 饺子 | jiǎozi |
| 4 | 马虎 | mǎhu |
| 4 | 母亲 | mǔqin |
| 4 | 暖和 | nuǎnhuo |
| 4 | 主意 | zhǔyi |
| 5 | 尺子 | chǐzi |
| 5 | 打听 | dǎting |
| 5 | 点心 | diǎnxin |
| 5 | 骨头 | gǔtou |
| 5 | 管子 | guǎnzi |
| 5 | 讲究 | jiǎngjiu |
| 5 | 老实 | lǎoshi |
| 5 | 姥姥 | lǎolao |
| 5 | 脑袋 | nǎodai |
| 5 | 嗓子 | sǎngzi |
| 5 | 舍不得 | shěbude |
| 5 | 尾巴 | wěiba |
| 5 | 委屈 | wěiqu |
| 5 | 显得 | xiǎnde |
| 5 | 影子 | yǐngzi |
| 6 | 把手 | ba3shou |
| 6 | 本事 | ben3shi |
| 6 | 比方 | bi3fang |
| 6 | 打量 | da3liang |
| 6 | 恶心 | e3xin |
| 6 | 喇叭 | la3ba |
| 6 | 码头 | ma3tou |
| 6 | 免得 | mian3de |
| 6 | 曲子 | qu3zi |
| 6 | 嫂子 | sao3zi |
| 6 | 妥当 | tuo3dang |
| 6 | 枕头 | zhen3tou |
| 6 | 指甲 | zhi3jia |
| 6 | 种子 | zhong3zi |
Fourth tone + First tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 2 | 唱歌 | chànggē |
| 2 | 大家 | dàjiā |
| 2 | 第一 | dìyī |
| 2 | 上班 | shàngbān |
| 3 | 必须 | bìxū |
| 3 | 菜单 | càidān |
| 3 | 衬衫 | chènshān |
| 3 | 蛋糕 | dàngāo |
| 3 | 电梯 | diàntī |
| 3 | 放心 | fàngxīn |
| 3 | 健康 | jiànkāng |
| 3 | 面包 | miànbāo |
| 3 | 认真 | rènzhēn |
| 3 | 一般 | yìbān |
| 3 | 一边 | yìbiān |
| 4 | 差不多 | chàbuduō |
| 4 | 大约 | dàyuē |
| 4 | 放松 | fàngsōng |
| 4 | 害羞 | hài xiū |
| 4 | 互相 | hùxiāng |
| 4 | 降低 | jiàngdī |
| 4 | 竞争 | jìngzhēng |
| 4 | 客厅 | kètīng |
| 4 | 律师 | lǜshī |
| 4 | 耐心 | nàixīn |
| 4 | 现金 | xiànjīn |
| 4 | 信封 | xìnfēng |
| 4 | 信息 | xìnxī |
| 4 | 信心 | xìnxīn |
| 4 | 亚洲 | yàzhōu |
| 4 | 作家 | zuòjiā |
| 5 | 爱惜 | àixī |
| 5 | 爱心 | àixīn |
| 5 | 不安 | bù’ān |
| 5 | 刺激 | cìjī |
| 5 | 措施 | cuòshī |
| 5 | 地区 | dìqū |
| 5 | 对方 | duìfāng |
| 5 | 冠军 | guànjūn |
| 5 | 过期 | guòqī |
| 5 | 健身 | jiànshēn |
| 5 | 据说 | jùshuō |
| 5 | 客观 | kèguān |
| 5 | 辣椒 | làjiāo |
| 5 | 乐观 | lèguān |
| 5 | 利息 | lìxī |
| 5 | 列车 | lièchē |
| 5 | 录音 | lùyīn |
| 5 | 蜜蜂 | mìfēng |
| 5 | 面积 | miànjī |
Fourth tone + Second tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 2 | 面条 | miàntiáo |
| 2 | 去年 | qùnián |
| 2 | 问题 | wèntí |
| 3 | 地图 | dìtú |
| 3 | 复习 | fùxí |
| 3 | 后来 | hòulái |
| 3 | 季节 | jìjié |
| 3 | 客人 | kèrén |
| 3 | 练习 | liànxí |
| 3 | 热情 | rèqíng |
| 3 | 认为 | rènwéi |
| 3 | 数学 | shùxué |
| 3 | 太阳 | tàiyáng |
| 3 | 特别 | tèbié |
| 3 | 一直 | yìzhí |
| 4 | 爱情 | àiqíng |
| 4 | 按时 | ànshí |
| 4 | 报名 | bào míng |
| 4 | 地球 | dìqiú |
| 4 | 调查 | diàochá |
| 4 | 对于 | duìyú |
| 4 | 负责 | fùzé |
| 4 | 复杂 | fùzá |
| 4 | 共同 | gòngtóng |
| 4 | 过程 | guòchéng |
| 4 | 获得 | huòdé |
| 4 | 既然 | jìrán |
| 4 | 价格 | jiàgé |
| 4 | 进行 | jìnxíng |
| 4 | 竟然 | jìngrán |
| 4 | 拒绝 | jùjué |
| 4 | 距离 | jùlí |
| 4 | 例如 | lìrú |
| 4 | 内容 | nèiróng |
| 4 | 确实 | quèshí |
| 4 | 任何 | rènhé |
| 4 | 适合 | shìhé |
| 4 | 橡皮 | xiàngpí |
| 4 | 幸福 | xìngfú |
| 4 | 性别 | xìngbié |
| 4 | 性格 | xìnggé |
| 4 | 预习 | yùxí |
| 4 | 阅读 | yuèdú |
| 4 | 暂时 | zànshí |
| 4 | 正常 | zhèngcháng |
| 4 | 证明 | zhèngmíng |
| 4 | 著名 | zhùmíng |
| 4 | 自然 | zìrán |
| 5 | 必然 | bìrán |
| 5 | 病毒 | bìngdú |
Fourth tone + Third tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 电脑 | diànnǎo |
| 1 | 电影 | diànyǐng |
| 1 | 对不起 | duìbuqǐ |
| 1 | 汉语 | hànyǔ |
| 1 | 上午 | shàngwǔ |
| 1 | 下午 | xiàwǔ |
| 1 | 下雨 | xiàyǔ |
| 1 | 一点儿 | yìdiǎnr |
| 2 | 报纸 | bàozhǐ |
| 2 | 跳舞 | tiàowǔ |
| 2 | 一起 | yìqǐ |
| 3 | 办法 | bànfǎ |
| 3 | 地铁 | dìtiě |
| 3 | 或者 | huòzhě |
| 3 | 历史 | lìshǐ |
| 3 | 上网 | shàngwǎng |
| 3 | 校长 | xiàozhǎng |
| 3 | 自己 | zìjǐ |
| 4 | 并且 | bìngqiě |
| 4 | 不管 | bùguǎn |
| 4 | 不仅 | bùjǐn |
| 4 | 厕所 | cèsuǒ |
| 4 | 到底 | dào dǐ |
| 4 | 地点 | dìdiǎn |
| 4 | 地址 | dìzhǐ |
| 4 | 付款 | fù kuǎn |
| 4 | 号码 | hàomǎ |
| 4 | 后悔 | hòuhuǐ |
| 4 | 记者 | jìzhě |
| 4 | 禁止 | jìnzhǐ |
| 4 | 看法 | kànfǎ |
| 4 | 密码 | mìmǎ |
| 4 | 入口 | rùkǒu |
| 4 | 是否 | shìfǒu |
| 4 | 特点 | tèdiǎn |
| 4 | 效果 | xiàoguǒ |
| 4 | 正好 | zhènghǎo |
| 4 | 至少 | zhìshǎo |
| 4 | 重点 | zhòngdiǎn |
| 4 | 最好 | zuìhǎo |
| 4 | 作者 | zuòzhě |
| 5 | 办理 | bànlǐ |
| 5 | 傍晚 | bàngwǎn |
| 5 | 背景 | bèijǐng |
| 5 | 避免 | bìmiǎn |
| 5 | 彻底 | chèdǐ |
| 5 | 翅膀 | chìbǎng |
| 5 | 促使 | cùshǐ |
| 5 | 代表 | dàibiǎo |
| 5 | 贷款 | dài kuǎn |
Fourth tone + Fourth tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 电视 | diànshì |
| 1 | 饭店 | fàndiàn |
| 1 | 看见 | kànjiàn |
| 1 | 睡觉 | shuìjiào |
| 1 | 现在 | xiànzài |
| 1 | 再见 | zàijiàn |
| 2 | 但是 | dànshì |
| 2 | 教室 | jiàoshì |
| 2 | 介绍 | jièshào |
| 2 | 快乐 | kuàilè |
| 2 | 运动 | yùndòng |
| 2 | 正在 | zhèngzài |
| 3 | 爱好 | àihào |
| 3 | 变化 | biànhuà |
| 3 | 动物 | dòngwù |
| 3 | 锻炼 | duànliàn |
| 3 | 附近 | fùjìn |
| 3 | 过去 | guòqù |
| 3 | 害怕 | hàipà |
| 3 | 护照 | hùzhào |
| 3 | 会议 | huìyì |
| 3 | 见面 | jiànmiàn |
| 3 | 世界 | shìjiè |
| 3 | 忘记 | wàngjì |
| 3 | 遇到 | yùdào |
| 3 | 愿意 | yuànyì |
| 3 | 照片 | zhàopiàn |
| 3 | 重要 | zhòngyào |
| 3 | 注意 | zhùyì |
| 3 | 最后 | zuìhòu |
| 3 | 最近 | zuìjìn |
| 3 | 作业 | zuòyè |
| 4 | 按照 | ànzhào |
| 4 | 抱歉 | bàoqiàn |
| 4 | 毕业 | bì yè |
| 4 | 错误 | cuòwù |
| 4 | 大概 | dàgài |
| 4 | 到处 | dàochù |
| 4 | 道歉 | dàoqiàn |
| 4 | 动作 | dòngzuò |
| 4 | 对话 | duìhuà |
| 4 | 对面 | duìmiàn |
| 4 | 放弃 | fàngqì |
| 4 | 复印 | fùyìn |
| 4 | 购物 | gòuwù |
| 4 | 故意 | gùyì |
| 4 | 顾客 | gùkè |
| 4 | 计划 | jìhuà |
| 4 | 技术 | jìshù |
| 4 | 继续 | jìxù |
Fourth tone + Neutral tone
| HSK | Word | Pinyin |
| 1 | 爸爸 | bàba |
| 1 | 后面 | hòumian |
| 1 | 漂亮 | piàoliang |
| 1 | 认识 | rènshi |
| 1 | 谢谢 | xièxie |
| 2 | 弟弟 | dìdi |
| 2 | 告诉 | gàosu |
| 2 | 妹妹 | mèimei |
| 2 | 事情 | shìqing |
| 2 | 意思 | yìsi |
| 2 | 右边 | yòubian |
| 2 | 丈夫 | zhàngfu |
| 3 | 地方 | dìfang |
| 3 | 个子 | gèzi |
| 3 | 故事 | gùshi |
| 3 | 记得 | jìde |
| 3 | 句子 | jùzi |
| 3 | 裤子 | kùzi |
| 3 | 筷子 | kuàizi |
| 3 | 帽子 | màozi |
| 3 | 为了 | wèile |
| 3 | 月亮 | yuèliang |
| 3 | 照顾 | zhàogu |
| 4 | 部分 | bùfen |
| 4 | 大夫 | dàifu |
| 4 | 肚子 | dùzi |
| 4 | 父亲 | fùqin |
| 4 | 护士 | hùshi |
| 4 | 镜子 | jìngzi |
| 4 | 困难 | kùnnan |
| 4 | 力气 | lìqi |
| 4 | 厉害 | lìhai |
| 4 | 热闹 | rènao |
| 4 | 任务 | rènwu |
| 4 | 态度 | tàidu |
| 4 | 袜子 | wàzi |
| 4 | 味道 | wèidao |
| 4 | 笑话 | xiàohua |
| 4 | 样子 | yàngzi |
| 4 | 要是 | yàoshi |
| 4 | 钥匙 | yàoshi |
| 4 | 叶子 | yèzi |
| 5 | 被子 | bèizi |
| 5 | 大方 | dàfang |
| 5 | 地道 | dìdao |
| 5 | 豆腐 | dòufu |
| 5 | 教训 | jiàoxun |
| 5 | 戒指 | jièzhi |
| 5 | 舅舅 | jiùjiu |
| 5 | 力量 | lìliang |
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