1.0Hacking Chinesehttps://www.hackingchinese.comOlle Lingehttps://www.hackingchinese.com/author/admin/Tones are more important than you thinkrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KOHxzXuJHx"><a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/tones-are-more-important-than-you-think/">The tones in Mandarin are more important than you think</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hackingchinese.com/tones-are-more-important-than-you-think/embed/#?secret=KOHxzXuJHx" width="600" height="338" title="“The tones in Mandarin are more important than you think” — Hacking Chinese" data-secret="KOHxzXuJHx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.hackingchinese.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tonechart-1.png600558Tones are more important than most people think. Just because native speakers reduce tones and speak quickly, it doesn't mean that you can do the same and get away with it. Don't be fooled by people who say that tones in Chinese aren't as important as all that, because they're wrong.