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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Day 1 Tones helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 6
Day 2 Rules of Tone Marks helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 10
Day 3 a o e helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 13
Day 4 i u uuml helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 15
Day 5 b p m f helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 19
Day 6 d t n l helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23
Day 7 g k h helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26
Day 8 j q x helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29
Day 9 zh ch sh r helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 31
Day 10 z c s helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 34
Day 11 y w helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 37
Day 12 ai ei ui helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 41
Day 13 ao ou iu helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 43
Day 14 ie uumle helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 45
Day 15 er helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 48
Day 16 an en helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 51
Day 17 in un uumln helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 53
Day 18 ang eng ing ong helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 56
Day 19 ia iao helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 58
Day 20 ian iang iong helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 60
Day 21 ua uo uai helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 62
Day 22 uan uang uumlan helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 64
Day 23 Spelling Rules helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
Day 24 Changes of Tones helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
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Section 1
Tones (声调)
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DAY 1 Tones
In English tones are used to indicate whether a sentence is a general statement a request or a command Changing the tone in English will change the mood or the emphasis of the sentence but not the meaning of the sentence In Chinese each word has a tone If you do not use the right tone it could completely change the meaning of the word
Chinese tones (声调) are especially difficult for Western learners Comparing to English which only has rising tone and falling tone Chinese has four tones including upper tone (阴平) lower even (阳平) falling-rising tone (上声) and falling tone (去声) There is one more neutral tone referred to by the Chinese as bdquolight sound‟
(轻声) Each tone has a distinctive pitch contour which can be graphed using the Chinese 5-level system as shown
The reason for having these tones is probably that the Chinese language has only very few possible syllables approximately 400 while English has about 12000 For this reason there are more homophones words with the same sound expressing different meanings in Chinese than in English
Relative pitch changes of the four tones Chinese is a tonal language Mastering the tones is the key to speaking Chinese Every Chinese character is a syllable with a fixed tone If the tone is wrong the meaning is changed right away and in some cases corresponds with no existing Chinese character
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Let‟s see an example While you are reading a book and your brother (or sister or child) keeps on interrupting you You are likely to become annoyed and say ldquoI‟m trying to read a bookrdquo In English this would be said with an emphatic falling tone at the end I am trying to read a book In Chinese 书 (book) has a flat tone I want to read a book
wǒ yagraveo kagraven shū
我 要 看 书
But if you use a falling tone for 书 (book) as in English the meaning changes completely I want to see the tree
wǒ yagraveo kagraven shugrave
我 要 看 树
The Pinyin system uses diacritics to mark the four tones The diacritic marks are placed over finals (ɑ o e i u uuml) Table below describes all the Chinese tones in details
Tone Mark Description
1 st Tone (阴平) ˉ
Flat or High Level Tone Like the reciting ldquoA B C Drdquo
ā ō ē ī ū ǖ
2 nd Tone (阳平) ˊ Rising or High-Rising Tone
Like a surprised ldquoHuhrdquo
aacute oacute eacute iacute uacute ǘ
3 rd Tone (上声) ˇ
Falling-Rising or Low Tone Like an indecisive ldquoWellhelliprdquo
ǎ ǒ ě ǐ ǔ ǚ
4 th Tone (去声) ˋ Falling or High-Falling Tone
Like a purposeful ldquoYesrdquo
agrave ograve egrave igrave ugrave ǜ
5 th Tone (轻声)
Neutral Tone
ɑ o e i u uuml
Notes
The tone marks are placed over the vowels If the letter ldquo i rdquo has
a tone mark over it the dot is omitted
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Tone Drills
Below are a few characters that have the same pinyin but with 4 different tones Try to read each character aloud and make sure you can pronounce them correctly
Sound Characters
yī yiacute yǐ yigrave
一 宜 椅 亿
wū wuacute wǔ wugrave
屋 无 五 物
yān yaacuten yǎn yagraven
烟 言 眼 燕
mā maacute mǎ magrave
妈 麻 马 骂
bā baacute bǎ bagrave
八 拔 把 爸
xuē xueacute xuě xuegrave
靴 学 雪 血
fēi feacutei fěi fegravei
飞 肥 匪 肺
dī diacute dǐ digrave
低 敌 底 弟
dā daacute dǎ dagrave
搭 答 打 大
tāng taacuteng tǎng tagraveng
汤 糖 躺 烫
yāo yaacuteo yǎo yagraveo
腰 遥 咬 要
qiāng qiaacuteng qiǎng qiagraveng
枪 强 抢 呛
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Neutral tones
Some syllables in Chinese are toneless or occur in the neutral tone
i Particles are always in the neutral tone eg 了 ( le )的 ( de )
ii The second half of a reduplicated word is often in the neutral tone eg 哥哥(gēge)(elder brother) 妈妈(māma)(mum)爸爸( bagraveba) (dad) 妹妹(megraveimei)(younger sister)
iii Syllables such as zi that only have a bdquofill-in‟ function
(ie to make the word disyllabic) are toneless eg 杯子 (bēizi)(cup) 桌子(zhuōzi)(table) 椅子(yǐzi)(chair)
iv The second syllable in compound words is sometimes toneless and is so indicated in the text In another context it may have a full tone Some people may pronounce certain words with a tone some without as in the word bdquoeast side‟ which may also be pronounced as particularly when bdquor‟ is added
Tones are one of the biggest challenges for Chinese learners but they are indispensable for speaking and understanding Chinese Therefore it is very important to make sure that you get the tones right before you start learning Chinese So practice your tones
Exercise 11
Listen to the tongue twisters below Try to mimic the sound as closely as possible
Tongue Twister 1
A mother who is riding on a horse thinks that it is slow and so she curses it
mā ma qiacute mǎ mǎ magraven mā ma magrave
mǎ
妈 妈 骑 马 马 慢 妈 妈 骂 马
Tongue Twister 2
A little girl who is herding a cow finds it stubborn and so she pinches it
niū niū gǎn niuacute niuacute nigraveng niū niū
niǔ niuacute
妞 妞 赶 牛 牛 拧 妞 妞 扭 牛
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DAY 2 Rules for Tone Marks
Tone marks (调号) in Hanyu Pinyin should always be placed over finals (ɑ o e i u uuml) not initials When there is only one vowel in a syllable the tone mark is put above the final However when there is more than one final in a row you may be uncertain about which final should take the tone mark For example if you are given 跳 (tiao) is it tigraveao tiagraveo or tiaograve
Here are a few very simple guidelines that help to find the correct final letter for the tone mark (when there is more than one)
1 If there is an bdquoɑ‟ it will always take the tone mark 2 If there is no bdquoɑ‟ bdquoo‟ or bdquoe‟ will take the tone mark (There are
no Chinese syllables in Pinyin that contain both bdquoo‟ and bdquoe‟) 3 Otherwise the second vowel takes the tone mark
The possible vowel combinations are listed below with the vowel that receives the tone marked as second tone
a e i o u uuml
a a i a o
e e i
i ia ia o ie io iu
o o u
u ua ua i ue uiacute uo
uuml uumle
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Exercise 21
Put a correct tone mark on the following syllables
1 bao (抱)- 4th tone
2 guo (果)- 3rd tone
3 tie (铁) - 3rd tone
4 ke (可) - 3rd tone
5 jiao (叫) - 4th tone
6 mou (某) - 3rd tone
7 que (雀)- 4th tone
8 qiu (球)- 2nd tone
9 gui (龟) - 1st tone
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Section 2
Single Finals (单韵母)
There are 6 single finals ( 单韵母 )
a o e i u uuml
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DAY 3 a o e
a
Open your mouth widely with the tongue in the lowest vertically The lips are not rounded Like bdquoa‟ in father
o
Contract the tongue toward the root direction and at the same time raise the tongue to the half-high position and round your lips The mouth is half open Like bdquooor‟ in poor
e
Contract the tongue toward the root direction and at the same time raise the tongue to the half-high position Stretch the corners of the mouth towards two sides slightly The lips are not rounded The mouth is half open Like bdquoir‟ in girl
Examples 31
Word Pinyin Meaning
啊 ā
ah
哦 oacute
oh
鹅 eacute
goose
a
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Examples 32
Word Pinyin Meaning
哥哥 gēge
(elder) brother
爸爸 bagraveba
dad
婆婆 poacutepo
mother-in-law (dialect) grandmother
Exercise 31
Choose the correct pinyin for each word
Word Meaning Choose One
额
forehead
1) atilde
2) ě
3) acirc
恶
evil
1) atilde
2) ě
3) acirc
鳄
crocodile
1) atilde
2) ě
3) acirc
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DAY 4 i u uuml
i
Place your tongue in the high position and the tongue should touch the back of the lower front teeth at the same time stretch the corners of the mouth towards two sides Like ea in beat
u
Contract your tongue toward the root and keep the tongue tip in the low position Make your mouth shape rounded Like oo in wood
uuml
Use the same tongue position as in pronouncing Chinese ldquoirdquo then draw your lips in to form a perfect circle as small as possible
Examples 41
Word Pinyin Meaning
衣 yī
clothes
乌 wū
crow
鱼 yuacute
fish
i
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Examples 42
Word Pinyin Meaning
鸡 jī
chicken
布 bugrave
cloth
驴 lǘ
donkey
Exercise 41
Fill in the blank
Word Meaning Choose One
肚
stomach
d __
梨
pear
l __
女
girl
n __
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Notes
1 uuml is written as u (without the 2 dots above) when it is used with initial j q x or y Tough it is written as u it is pronounced as uuml Examples
j
jū ( 居 )
q
qugrave ( 去 )
x
xū ( 虚 )
y
yuacute ( 鱼 )
2 In Chinese Pinyin system there is no syllable with initial j q x or y combines with final u
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Section 3
Initials (声母)
There are 21 initials ( 声母 ) (excluding y and w )
b p m f
d t n l
g k h
j q x
zh ch sh r
z c s
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DAY 5 b p m f
b
Completely close both lips and then release the compressed air in the mouth suddenly keep the shape of your lips as in pronouncing o Like b in bore but voiceless
p
Begin as pronouncing b But when pronouncing p release the compressed air in the mouth to make an aspirated sound Like p in put but is invariably produced with a strong puff of air
m
It is pronounced by keeping the lips tightly closed and the soft palate drops to let the air out through the nose Like m in money
f
The upper front teeth touch the lower lip lightly and let the air escape between them Like f in five
Examples 51 ( b p )
Word Pinyin Meaning
笔 bǐ
pen
八 bā
eight
破 pograve
break
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Examples 52 ( b p )
Word Pinyin Meaning
扒 paacute
steal
拔 baacute
pull up
鼻 biacute
nose
Examples 53 ( m f )
Word Pinyin Meaning
米 mǐ
rice
斧 fǔ
axe
骂 magrave
scold
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Examples 54 ( m f )
Word Pinyin Meaning
父母 fugravemǔ
parents
木马 mugravemǎ
rocking horse
夫妇 fūfugrave
husband and wife
Exercise 51
For each Chinese character select the correct answer from the box below
f agrave foacute paacute mugrave pō
Word Meaning Answer
发
hair
佛
Buddha
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Word Meaning Answer
爬
climb
木
wood
坡
slope
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DAY 6 d t n l
d
Put the tongue tips against the upper teeth ridge to block the air and then put it down to release the air suddenly Like d in door but voiceless
t
It is pronounced in the same position for d but explodes with a strong puff of air It is an aspirated equivalent of d Like t in team
n
When producing this sound the tip of the tongue presses against the upper gum to completely block the air stream from the oral cavity and let the air out through the nose Like n in need
l
When producing this sound the tongue tip is a little behind the position for n to allow the air to run out from both sides of the tongue Like l in look
Examples 61 ( d t )
Word Pinyin Meaning
读 duacute
read
兔 tugrave
rabbit
梯 tī
ladder
pinyin
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Examples 62 ( d t )
Word Pinyin Meaning
啼 tiacute
cocks crow
毒 duacute
poison
塔 tǎ
pagoda
Examples 63 ( n l )
Word Pinyin Meaning
驴 lǘ
donkey
女 nǚ
women
梨 liacute
pear
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Examples 64 ( n l )
Word Pinyin Meaning
鹿 lugrave
deer
拉 lā
pull
六 liugrave
six
Exercise 61
Choose the correct pinyin for each word
Word Meaning Answer
路
road
1) lugrave
2) nugrave
吐
spit
1) tugrave
2) dugrave
怒
angry
1) lugrave
2) nugrave
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DAY 7 g k h
g
Raise the root of the tongue and let it touch the soft palate so that the air stream is stopped lower your tongue quickly and let the air out Like g in girl but voiceless
k
The tongue position of producing this sound is the same as g but explodes with a strong puff of air Like k in kick
h
It is pronounced by raising the back of the tongue to the soft palate to make a narrow passage for the air to be expelled with friction Like h in heart
Examples 71
Word Pinyin Meaning
鼓 gǔ
drum
咳 keacute
cough
虎 hǔ
tiger
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Examples 72
Word Pinyin Meaning
河 heacute
river
哭 kū
cry
骨 gǔ
bone
Exercise 71
Choose the correct pinyin for each word
Word Meaning Answer
鸽
pigeon
1) gē
2) kē
3) hē
卡
card
1) gǎ
2) kǎ
3) hǎ
喝
drink
1) gē
2) kē
3) hē
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Extra Activity Tongue Twisters 绕口令( ragraveo kǒu ligraveng )
Listen and practice each phrase slowly then practice them quickly
Here are the 3 words that you need to pay attention to
兔子 (tugrave zi) rabbit
裤子 (kugrave zi) pants
肚子 (dugrave zi) stomach belly
小兔子做裤子
量了裤子量肚子
做好裤子提不上肚子
小兔子看裤子
不知是没量准裤子
还是没量准肚子
Meaning A little rabbit was making pants He measured out the fabric for the pants and measured his waist made the pants but cant pull it up The little rabbit looked at the pants and doesnt know if he measured the pants wrong or measured his waist wrong
小兔子做裤子
xiǎo tugrave zi zuograve kugrave zi
量了裤子量肚子
liagraveng le kugrave zi liagraveng dugrave zi
做好裤子提不上肚子
zuograve hǎo kugrave zi tiacute buacute shagraveng dugrave zi
小兔子看裤子
xiǎo tugrave zi kagraven kugrave zi
不知是没量准裤子
buacute zhī shigrave meacutei liagraveng zhǔn kugrave zi
还是没量准肚子
haacutei shigrave meacutei liagraveng zhǔn dugrave zi
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DAY 8 j q x
j
Raise the front part of the tongue to touch the hard palate then let the tip of your tongue touch the back of the lower teeth and produce this sound by letting the air squeeze out between the surface of the tongue and the palate Like j in jeep
q
The manner and place of articulation are the same as in pronouncing the j however q is an aspirated sound Like cheek with the lips spread wide with ee
x
The place of articulation is the same as in producing j and q However for j and q the air stream initially is blocked and then forced out while for ldquoxrdquo the air stream is not blocked
during the whole pronouncing process Like she with the lips spread and the tip of your tongue curled downwards and stuck to the back of teeth when you say ee
Examples 81
Word Pinyin Meaning
锯 jugrave
saw
旗 qiacute
flag
席 xiacute
mat
pinyin
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Examples 82
Word Pinyin Meaning
举起 jǔqǐ
lift up
胡须 huacutexū
beard
母鸡 mǔjī
hen
Exercise 81
Fill in the blank with the correct Pinyin
Word Sentence
骑
megraveimei ____ mugravemǎ
洗
māma ____ digrave
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DAY 9 zh ch sh r
zh
Turn up the tongue tip against the front part of the hard palate to block the air and then release the air through the narrow air passage between the tongue tip and the hard palate Like dge in judge
ch
The place of articulation is very similar to zh but the air should be forced out through the narrow passage It is an aspirated equivalent of zh Like ch in teach
sh
It is pronounced by turning up the tongue tip close to the hard palate to make a narrow passage through which the air escapes with friction Like sh in English
r
The sound is produced by rolling up the tip of tongue toward the front end of the hard palate Then let the tongue tip touch the hard palate lightly Finally let the air squeeze out between the tongue tip and the hard palate while vibrating the vocal cords Like r in round
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Examples 91
Word Pinyin Meaning
竹树 zhuacute shugrave
bamboo
热茶 regravechaacute
hot tea
书橱 shūchuacute
bookcase
Examples 92
Word Pinyin Meaning
蜘蛛 zhīzhū
spider
日出 rigravechū
sunrise
石狮 shiacuteshī
stone carving lion
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Exercise 91
Choose the correct pinyin for each word
Word Meaning Answer
纸
paper
1) zhǐ
2) chǐ
3) shǐ
4) rǐ
车
car
1) zhē
2) chē
3) shē
4) rē
沙
sand
1) zhā
2) chā
3) shā
Notes
1 These 4 sounds are retroflexed so make sure you feel your tongue curled when you read them
2 For r please be noted that in English when you pronounce something like rain your tongue is hung in your mouth without touching anywhere inside But to pronounce the Pinyin r you just make the front surface of your tongue close to the roof of your mouth as well as the curling advice
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DAY 10 z c s
z
It is pronounced by putting forward the tongue to block the air with its tip against the teethridge and then drop the tip to release the air with friction through the narrow passage Like ds in clouds
c
The manner of articulation is very similar to z but c is aspirated Like ts in cats
s
It is produced by putting forward the tongue tip to a position close to the lower gum to make a narrow passage between the tongue and the teethridge for the air to run out with friction Like s in sound
Examples 101
Word Pinyin Meaning
擦洗 cāxǐ
clean scrub
足迹 zuacutejigrave
footprint
菩萨 puacutesagrave
bodhisattva
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Examples 102
Word Pinyin Meaning
司机 sījī
driver
瓷器 ciacuteqigrave
porcelain
字母 zigravemǔ
letter
Exercise 101
Fill in the blank with the correct Pinyin
Word Sentence
撕破
tā bǎ shū ______ le
狮子
______ de tǐ geacute cū dagrave
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Extra Activity Tongue Twisters 绕口令( ragraveo kǒu ligraveng )
Listen and practice each phrase slowly then practice them quickly
Here are the 3 words that you need to pay attention to
四 (sigrave) four
十 (shigrave) ten
是 (shigrave) is
四是四十是十
四不是十
十不是四
四乘十是四十
四加十是十四
Meaning Four is four ten is ten Four is not ten ten is not four Four times ten is forty Four plus ten is fourteen
四是四十是十
sigrave shigrave sigrave shiacute shigrave shiacute
四不是十
sigrave buacute shigrave shiacute
十不是四
shiacute buacute shigrave sigrave
四乘十是四十
sigrave cheacuteng shiacute shigrave sigrave shiacute
四加十是十四
sigrave jiā shiacute shigrave shiacute sigrave
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DAY 11 y w
y
Like y in yesterday but it can be produced with slight friction
w
Like w in wood but it can be produced with slight friction
Examples 111
Word Pinyin Meaning
乌鸦 wūyā
crow
牙医 yaacuteyī
dentist
蚁窝 yǐ wō
ants nest
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Examples 112
Word Pinyin Meaning
野鸭 yěyā
Mallard duck
屋瓦 wū wǎ
roof tiles
雨衣 yǔyī
raincoat
Exercise 111
Fill in the blank with the correct Pinyin
Word Sentence
椰子
____ zi
娃娃
____ ____
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Notes
1 y and w are special sign in Hanyu Pinyin When acting as initials they retain their sounds or are silent in the cases of ldquoyirdquo
and ldquowurdquo When they act as the first part of a final w is represented as u and y is represented as i or uuml
2 When there is no initial before finals starting with i y shall be added as initial i If there is another vowel after i i should be changed to y
Example
with vowel(s) after i
Final -ie -iou -ian -ia -iang -iao -iong
Syllable ye you yan ya yang yao yong
Word 叶 有 眼 牙 羊 要 永
ii If there is no other vowel after i add y before i Example
without vowel after i
Final -i -in -ing
Syllable yi yin ying
Word 一 因 应
3 When there is no initial before finals starting with u w shall be
added as initial i If there is another vowel after u change u to w
with vowel(s) after u
Final -ua -uo -uai -uei -uan -uen -uang -ueng
Syllable wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng
Word 娃 我 外 未 玩 文 网 翁
ii If there is no other vowel after u add w before u
without vowel after u
Final -u
Syllable wu
Word 屋
4 In uuml column of finals when the syllable is in zero initial
whether there is another vowel after the u or not add y before uuml and the two dots on the uuml must be omitted
uuml
Final -uuml -uumle -uumlan -uumln Syllable yu yue yuan yun
Word 鱼 月 圆 云
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Section 4
Compound amp Nasal Finals
(复韵母 amp 鼻韵母)
Compound finals ( 复韵母 ) ai ei ui
ao ou iu
ie uumle
er
ia iao
ua uo uai
Nasal finals ( 鼻韵母 ) an en
in un uumln
ang eng ing ong
ian iang iong
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DAY 12 ai ei ui
ai
Like eye or vowel sound in fly
ei
Like the long bdquoa‟ in English vowel as
in pay and eight
ui
Like ay in way
Examples 121
Word Pinyin Meaning
排队 paacuteiduigrave
queue up
开水 kāishuǐ
boiling water
盖被 gagravei begravei
cover oneself with quilt
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Examples 122
Word Pinyin Meaning
龟 guī
tortoise
海 hǎi
sea
飞 fēi
fly
Exercise 121
Fill in the blank with the correct Pinyin
Word Sentence
买菜
māma qugrave shigravechǎng
______
开会
bagraveba zagravei ______
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DAY 13 ao ou iu
ao
Like ow in cow
ou
Like oa in boat
iu
Like yo in yo-yo
Examples 131
Word Pinyin Meaning
摇头 yaacuteotoacuteu
shake ones head
牛肉 niuacuterograveu
beef
早操 zǎocāo
morning exercises
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Examples 132
Word Pinyin Meaning
右手 yograveushǒu
the right hand
逃走 taacuteozǒu
run away
吵闹 chǎonagraveo
din hubbub
Exercise 131
Fill in the blank with the correct Pinyin
Word Sentence
收到
tā ______ hěn duō lǐwugrave
一头牛
yǒu ______ zagravei chī cǎo
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DAY 14 ie uumle
ie
Like ye in yellow or yes
uumle
Nothing really close in English Listen and repeat
Examples 141
Word Pinyin Meaning
白雪 baacuteixuě
white snow
蝴蝶 huacutedieacute
butterfly
月夜 yuegraveyegrave
moonlight night
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Examples 142
Word Pinyin Meaning
麻雀 maacutequegrave
sparrow
打猎 dǎliegrave
hunt
街道 jiēdagraveo
street
Exercise 141
Fill in the blank with the correct Pinyin
Word Sentence
雪糕
Digravedi agravei chī ______
跌倒
Tā ______ zagraveidigrave
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Notes
1 uumle is written as ue (without the 2 dots above) when it is used with initial j q x or y Examples
j
jueacute ( 绝 )
q
quegrave ( 雀 )
x
xuě ( 雪 )
y
yuegrave ( 月 )
2 There is no final ue in Pinyin system
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DAY 15 er
er
Put your tongue and lip in position as when pronouncing Chinese ldquoerdquo then raise the middle part of your tongue slightly and at the same time roll up the tip of your tongue backward Like er in butter in American English pronunciation
Examples 151
Word Pinyin Meaning
耳机 ěrjī
ear phone
兔儿 tugrave eacuter
rabbit
第二 digraveegraver
number 2
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Examples 152
Word Pinyin Meaning
耳朵 ěrduo
ear
刺耳 cigraveěr
ear-piercing
女儿 nǚeacuter
daughter
Exercise 151
Choose the correct pinyin for each word
Word Meaning Choose One
二胡
erhu
1) atilderhuacute
2) ěrhuacute
3) acircrhuacute
鱼饵
bait
1) yuacuteatilder
2) yuacuteěr
3) yuacuteacircr
驴儿
donkey
1) lǘ atilder
2) lǘ ěr
3) lǘ acircr