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The document is a Mandarin class review by Chu laoshi, providing vocabulary words along with their meanings and examples of usage. It also outlines important tone rules for pronunciation in Mandarin. Additionally, it includes numbers from 1 to 20, although they are not detailed in the provided text.

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Mandarin-Chinese-Midterm-Reviewer-Lesson-1-and-2-by-Chu-laoshi

The document is a Mandarin class review by Chu laoshi, providing vocabulary words along with their meanings and examples of usage. It also outlines important tone rules for pronunciation in Mandarin. Additionally, it includes numbers from 1 to 20, although they are not detailed in the provided text.

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Mandarin Class Reviewer by Chu laoshi

Vocabulary Words
Chinese Character: Meaning:
你 nĭ you -singular
好 hăo good, fine
您 nín you -polite
你们 nĭmen you -plural
对不起 duìbuqĭ to be sorry
没关系 méiguānxĭ it doesn’t matter, that’s OK
不客气 bú kèqi you’re welcome, don’t
mention it
再见 zàijiàn good bye
谢谢 xièxie to thank
你 好 nĭ hăo hello / hi
您 好 nín hăo Hello / hi (polite way)
谢谢你 xièxienĭ Thank you
你们 好 nĭmenhăo Hello everyone
妈妈 māma mother
爸爸 bàba father
爷爷 Yéye grandfather
奶奶 Nǎinai grandmother
老师好 lǎoshī hǎo Hello teacher

Types of Tone: Symbol:


1st Tone
2nd Tone
3rd Tone
4th Tone
RULES:
3+3 Tone Rule:
This rule states that two consecutive Chinese Characters
have a third tone, the first Chinese Character that has a
“third tone” should be changed into the second tone.

“不” is pronounced in the fourth tone when it stands alone.


It is also pronounced in the fourth tone when it precedes a
first, second, or third tone. However, it is pronounced in the
second tone when it precedes a fourth tone.

Neutral Tones Rule:


If there are two consecutive Chinese characters that are the
same, the second Chinese character should not have a tone.

Numbers from 1-20:

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