Pronunciation of Mandarin tones

The four tones of Mandarin are pronounced as follows:

The first tone? Yinping (such as ā), pronounced in the high-flat key of 55; the second tone is yangping (such as á), pronounced in the high-flat key of 35. Yangping (as in á), pronounced in the high ascending tone of 35; the third tone? Shangsheng (如ǎ), pronounced with a low ascending tone of 214. fourth tone? The fourth tone is the last tone (such as á), which is 51 in the high-flat tone.

The depiction of tonal values is generally based on the five-degree marking method. It is a method of marking the relative pitch of the key value with a vertical scale of five degrees. The specific method is to use a vertical line as a ruler, from top to bottom into high, half-high, medium, half-low, low and other five degrees. Then, respectively, with a horizontal line, slash, folding line according to the actual reading of the tone marked their rise and fall of the starting and ending degrees.

Tone is a form of elevation of the syllable, it is mainly determined by the pitch, and the change of pitch depends on the tightness of the vocal folds. Tone has the function of distinguishing meaning. There are four tones in Mandarin Chinese: yinping (first tone), yangping (second tone), sheng (third tone), and desheng (fourth tone).

De-sheng-all-flat tone "ˋ". When pronouncing the sound, the vocal cords start out tight and end up completely relaxed. The sound goes from high to low, and the length of the de-vocalized tone is the shortest of the 4 tones in Mandarin. Yangping tone - a high ascending tone. When pronouncing, the vocal cords start from not being loose and tight, and gradually tense up until they are the tightest, and the voice rises from not being low to being the highest.

Superior voice - descending and ascending tone "ˇ". When pronounced, the vocal cords start from slightly tense, immediately relax, slightly prolonged, and then quickly tense, but not tense to the tightest. During pronunciation, the sound is mainly expressed between 1-2 degrees in the bass section, which becomes the basic feature of the upper voice. The tone length of the upper tone is the longest among the 4 tones of Mandarin.