Chinese Minimal Pairs

Choose a Focus Area
Intro
Getting Started
2
/k/ vs /t/ · /m/ vs /p/
L1
Tones
6
First tone (high level) vs second tone (rising) · First tone (high level) vs third tone (dipping)
L2
Consonants
4
Unaspirated /p/ vs aspirated /pʰ/ · Unaspirated /t/ vs aspirated /tʰ/
L3
Consonants
4
Retroflex /ʈʂ/ (zh) vs alveolar /ts/ (z) · Retroflex /ʈʂʰ/ (ch) vs alveolar /tsʰ/ (c)
L4
Vowels
4
/u/ vs /o/ · /y/ (ü) vs /u/
L5
Tones & Consonants
2
Third tone sandhi · /n/ vs /l/ (regional variation)

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Minimal Pairs Practice Game - Chinese