Tones are difficult, but tone pairs are even harder: you have to remember the tone for each word, and string both together in a natural manner, whilst trying not to mangle their pronunciation.
Whether you’re studying hard for the HSK exam, or whether you just want to get additional practice in for your tones, here’s a COMPLETE list of all the tone pairs from the HSK 1 vocabulary list, grouped according to tone combinations.
I hope this comes in useful!
PS - As always, you can get additional practice on tones in by downloading our app. It’s free to use, and gives you an effective & fun way to master the tones.
1st tone + 1st tone
| 飞机 |
fēijī |
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| 分钟 |
fēnzhōng |
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| 今天 |
jīntiān |
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| 星期 |
xīngqī |
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| 医生 |
yīshēng |
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1st tone + 2nd tone
1st tone + 3rd tone
1st tone + 4th tone
1st tone + Neutral tone
| 杯子 |
bēizi |
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| 东西 |
dōngxi |
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| 多少 |
duōshao |
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| 妈妈 |
māma |
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| 先生 |
xiānsheng |
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| 衣服 |
yīfu |
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| 桌子 |
zhuōzi |
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2nd tone + 1st tone
2nd tone + 2nd tone
2nd tone + 3rd tone
2nd tone + 4th tone
2nd tone + Neutral tone
| 儿子 |
érzi |
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| 名字 |
míngzi |
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| 朋友 |
péngyou |
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| 什么 |
shénme |
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| 时候 |
shíhou |
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| 学生 |
xuésheng |
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3rd tone + 1st tone
3rd tone + 2nd tone
3rd tone + 3rd tone
3rd tone + 4th tone
3rd tone + Neutral tone
| 我们 |
wǒmen |
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| 喜欢 |
xǐhuan |
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| 小姐 |
xiǎojie |
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| 椅子 |
yǐzi |
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| 怎么 |
zěnme |
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4th tone + 1st tone
No words in this category for HSK 1!
4th tone + 2nd tone
No words in this category for HSK 1!
4th tone + 3rd tone
| 电脑 |
diànnǎo |
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| 电影 |
diànyǐng |
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| 对不起 |
duìbuqǐ |
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| 汉语 |
hànyǔ |
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| 上午 |
shàngwǔ |
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| 下午 |
xiàwǔ |
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| 下雨 |
xiàyǔ |
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| 一点儿 |
yìdiǎnr |
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4th tone + 4th tone
| 电视 |
diànshì |
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| 饭店 |
fàndiàn |
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| 看见 |
kànjiàn |
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| 睡觉 |
shuìjiào |
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| 现在 |
xiànzài |
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| 再见 |
zàijiàn |
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4th tone + Neutral tone
| 爸爸 |
bàba |
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| 后面 |
hòumian |
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| 漂亮 |
piàoliang |
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| 认识 |
rènshi |
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| 谢谢 |
xièxie |
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Kai Loh
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