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    What are Chinese tones?

    Question #92901. Asked by zbeckabee. (Feb 27 08 4:21 PM)


    wahoowa94

    		One of four syllable types in the phonology in Middle Chinese which are commonly translated as "tone"

    See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entering_tone

    Mandarin Chinese has four pitched tones and a "toneless" tone.
    http://www.wku.edu/~shizhen.gao/Chinese101/pinyin/tones.htm

    Feb 27 08, 5:10 PM

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