Pinyin and Meaning Flashcards
1
Q
Morning or early
A
zao3
2
Q
To eat
A
Chi1 (Chrr)
3
Q
To want
A
Yao4
4
Q
First tone
A
High level tone like singing “aah”
5
Q
Second tone
A
Rising tone. Like the “lo” part of “hello?”
6
Q
Third tone
A
Down and up. A rhetorical “so?” Or “and?… what’s your point?”
7
Q
Fourth tone
A
Falling and sharp. Telling a dog firmly “No!”
8
Q
Do you want it or not? Do you want to or not?
A
Yao4 bu2 yao4
9
Q
Meal or rice
A
Fan4
10
Q
Want to eat breakfast
A
Yao4 chi1 zao3 fan4
11
Q
good night
A
wan2 an1
