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Lesson 5· 6 min

Spaced review

Back again, just as you might be forgetting: Compound finals, Third-tone sandhi, Reading pinyin, Characters 101 and more.

What's coming back

These questions come from earlier units. Reviewing something just as it starts to fade is what makes it stick, so it's normal if a few feel harder than they did the first time.

Compound finals: ai ei ao ou; -n vs -ng

Third-tone sandhi: 3+3 becomes 2+3; the half-third tone

Reading pinyin: Tone-mark placement, apostrophes, capitals, erhua

Characters 101: Strokes, stroke order, radicals, meaning + sound parts

Syllable structure: Initial + final + tone; characters are syllables

The four tones: Level, rising, dipping and falling pitch

Neutral tone: Light, unmarked syllables (吗, 妈妈)

Try it yourself

Write a sentence or two using what this lesson covered. Not graded -- just for you, saved so you can come back to it.

Pick with a tap, a number key or Space. A Chinese keyboard on your device works in the box below too.

Final review

0/6 answered across this lesson

1. Type the pinyin with tones (marks or numbers).

美 (beautiful) =

2. Listen, then record yourself saying it.

我也好

Tip: Break it as 我 | 也好: only the last keeps its full dip.

3. Type the pinyin with tones (marks or numbers).

河 (river) =

4. Type the pinyin (marks or numbers).

"person" 人:

5. Type the pinyin with tones (marks or numbers).

飞机 (plane) =

6. Type the pinyin with tones (marks or numbers).

a little

一点儿 =

0/6