Pinyin Tones - Finance Mandarin

pinyin tones

采他山之石以攻玉

cǎi tā shān zhī shí yǐ gōng yù

stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one

摸着石头过河

mō zhe shí tou guò hé

to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom); to advance step by step; to feel one's way around

四声

sì shēng

the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲|平声, third tone 上聲|上声, fourth tone 去聲|去声, entering tone 入聲|入声; the four tones of modern standard Chinese pronunciation, namely: First or high level tone 陰平聲|阴平声, Second or rising tone 陽平聲|阳平声, Third or low-falling-raising tone 上聲|上声, Fourth or falling tone 去聲|去声