The different tones in Mandarin mainly depend on the relative pitch. Other explanations are as follows:
1. Tones in Mandarin
Mandarin has four tones, which are: Yinping (one tone), Yangping (two tone), Shang tone (three tone), Qu tone (fourth tone). Yinping-, its specific pronunciation is high and flat, which is equivalent to 55. Such as: machine jī, poetry shīgē, Western xīfāng. Yangping/, the specific pronunciation is from moderate to high, which is equivalent to 35. Such as: ji jí, often shícháng, exercises xítí.
Shang tone\/, the specific pronunciation is that the starting sound is half a height slightly lower than Yangping, first drops to the lowest level, and then rises to a half height slightly lower than the Yangping sound, forming a twist. The adjustment type is equivalent to 214. Such as: squeeze jǐ, messenger shǐzhě, baptism xǐlǐ. The specific pronunciation of the falling tone is from the highest level to the lowest level, which is equivalent to 51. Such as: message, example, drama xìjù.
2. A brief description of tone
Tone refers to the change in the pitch of a language. In modern Chinese phonetics, tone refers to the pitch of the sound inherent in Chinese syllables that can distinguish meaning. The scales in music are also determined by pitch, which can be simulated by using scales. You can also learn tones with the help of your own sense of music.
Tone is the change in pitch, rise and fall, curvature and length inherent in a syllable that can distinguish its meaning. A Chinese character is a syllable, so the tone is also called a character tone. The tone type is the name of the tone, and the tone value is the actual pronunciation of the tone.
3. The pitch of the tone
The tone is related to the length and intensity of the tone, but it should be noted that the pitch of the tone is relative, not absolute; the change of tone is sliding. It doesn't move in leaps and bounds like from one scale to another. The level of the tone is usually marked using the fifth-degree marking method: a vertical mark is set up, divided into 5 degrees in the middle, with the lowest being 1 and the highest being 5.
4. Common problems in learning tones
The Yin level tone is not high enough and there are ups and downs; the Yang level cannot go up when turning, and the sound is raised too much or too little; the upper tone is from low to high The trend is not obvious or there is a hard turn; the voice cannot be lowered, and the voice is too short and strong.