中国行
Zhōngguó xíng
China is ok.
Now that you've mastered the giddy highs of the first tone, it's time to move onto something a bit more
challenging: tone number two. Despite the fact that many people maul the second tone (relax, you won't),
the basics are pretty simple: just start near the middle of your vocal range and head up until you pass
out, glass breaks, or you're mauled by a pack of dogs.
We recommend listening to our podcast first and then heading to the vocabulary page to listen to and
practice our new words in isolation. When you're ready to move forward, step into the text section, where
we combine our new words with some of the material we learned in our lesson on the first tone, to make
a number of sentences you can use right away. Cumulative and progressive lessons? Huzzah!
Zhōngguó xíng
China is ok.
shíyī rén
11 people
Zhōngguórén shuō zhōngwén
Chinese people speak Chinese
Yīngguórén shuō yīngwén
People from England speak English
duō huāqián
Spend more money
tā xíng
He is ok
tā hěn máng
He is very busy
Zhōngguórén huāqián
Chinese people spend money
bié fánrén
Don't be such a nuisance
rén
person
nounguó
country
nounpíng
bottle measure word 钱 qián money
nounmáng
busy
adjectivefán
bothersome
adjectivefánrén
bothersome
adjectivechéng
ok
phrasexíng
ok
phraseZhōngguó
China
nounZhōngguórén
Chinese person
nounzhōngwén
Chinese
noun