Pinyin Vowel & Initial

Cataegory 1

100

Please say the first tone 

ā

200

Please say the fourth tone , what word should you think? 

à - no 

300

Please say the second tone, and what word should you think?

á - what 

400

Please say the third tone 

ǎ - well

500

Please say all four tones in this order : 4th, 2nd, first, and 3rd. 

à, á, ā, ǎ

Cataegory 2

100

Please say the first tone of "b"

 ¯b

200

Please say the third tone of the "bi"

bǐ

300

Please say this in all four tone "po"

pō, pó, pǒ,pò

400

How do you say "no" in Chinese with the correct tone

"bù

500

Please say mother and horse in pinyin

mā mā & mǎ

Cataegory 3

100

What is "pá" in Chinese 

crawling 

200

Please read the following with the correct tones: 

pá, pā, pà, pǎ

pá, pā, pà, pǎ

300

How do you say mother in Chinese with the correct tone

mā mā

400

How do you say horse in Chinese with the correct tone

mǎ

500

Please read the following in the correct order: 

mā, mō, mǐ, mù

mā, mō, mǐ, mù

Cataegory 4

100

When someone say 你好 to you, how should you respond?

你好

200

what are the important rules when j q x meet ü

the two dots are removed become ju, qu, xu

300

Please pronounce older brother in Chinese 

gē gē

400

When you see a word with no tone, what does that mean? 

pronounce lightly

500

Please read the following: b p m f d t n l

b p m f d t n l 

Cataegory 5

100

When someone say 你好吗 to you, how should you respond?

我很好 (wǒ hěn hǎo) 

200

What is a radical (bù shǒu)部首 ?

A graphical components of Chinese characters.  They are essentially building blocks that appear with character, make it easier to remember.

300

When do you use 您 (nin)?

Used when you want to show respect 

400

What is 的？no tone means ....

的 is a possessive when no tone means pronounce slightly 

500

吗 is. ..., what is another word means the same? 

 吗 indicating questioning, another word 呢 means the same