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    The document summarizes the basic phonetic system of Mandarin Chinese, including its syllables, tones, and some common words. It explains that each syllable consists of an initial consonant and a final vowel sound. It then lists the 21 initial consonants and their English equivalents, and the finals that can follow them. It also describes the four tones in Mandarin and provides examples of tone changes. Finally, it introduces some simple greetings and words in Chinese characters.

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    The document summarizes the basic phonetic system of Mandarin Chinese, including its syllables, tones, and some common words. It explains that each syllable consists of an initial consonant and a final vowel sound. It then lists the 21 initial consonants and their English equivalents, and the finals that can follow them. It also describes the four tones in Mandarin and provides examples of tone changes. Finally, it introduces some simple greetings and words in Chinese characters.

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    The document summarizes the basic phonetic system of Mandarin Chinese, including its syllables, tones, and some common words. It explains that each syllable consists of an initial consonant and a final vowel sound. It then lists the 21 initial consonants and their English equivalents, and the finals that can follow them. It also describes the four tones in Mandarin and provides examples of tone changes. Finally, it introduces some simple greetings and words in Chinese characters.

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    A syllable in Chinese is composed of

    an initial, which is a consonant that


    begins the syllable, and a final, which
    covers the rest of the syllable.
    b p m f
    d t n l
    g k h
    j q x
    z c s
    zh ch sh r
    m, f, n, l, h and sh are
    pronounced as in nglish.
    d like !d! in !bed! "unaspirated#
    j like !g! in !genius! "unaspirated#
    z like !ds! in !beds!
    zh like !j! in !job!
    b like !p! in !spin! "unaspirated#
    g a soft unaspirated !k! sound
    x like !sh! in !sheep! but with the
    corners of the lips drawn back
    r somewhat like !r! in !rain!
    $articular attention should be paid
    to the pronunciation of the so%called
    !aspirated! consonants. &t is
    necessary to breath heavily after the
    consonant is pronounced.
    p like !p! in !pope!
    t like !t! in !tap!
    k like !k! in !kangaroo!
    q harder than !ch! in !cheap!
    c like !ts! in !cats!
    ch "tongue curled back, aspirated#
    'istinction between certain initials(
    b ) p d ) t g ) k j ) q z ) c zh ) ch
    FINALS
    &n modern Chinese, there are *+
    finals besides the above%represented
    ,- initials.
    i u .
    a ia ua
    o uo .e
    e ie
    er
    ai uai
    ei uei "ui#
    ao iao
    ou iou "iu#
    an ian uan .an
    en in
    uen
    "un#
    .en
    ang iang uang
    eng ieng ueng
    ong iong
    ie like !ye! in !yes!
    e like !e! in !her!
    er like !er! in !sister! "american
    pronounciation#
    ai like !y! in !by! "light#
    ei like !ay! in !bay!
    ou like !o! in !go!
    an like !an! in !can! "without
    stressing the !n!#
    ng "final# a nasalized soung like
    the !ng! in !bang! without
    pronouncing the !g!
    uei, uen and iou when preceded
    by an initial, are written as ui, un and
    iu respectivly.
    !"N#S
    /andarin Chinese has four pitched
    tones and a !toneless! tone.
    0one /ark 'escription
    -st d1 2igh and level
    ,nd d3
    4tarts medium in tone,
    then rises to the top
    *rd d5
    4tarts low, dips to the
    bottom, then rises
    toward the top
    6th d7
    4tarts at the top, then
    falls sharp and strong to
    the bottom
    8eutra da 9lat, with no emphasis
    l
    !"N#S $%AN&#S
    A *rd tone, when immediatlely
    followed by another *rd tone, should
    pe pronounced in the ,nd tone.
    N' h(o ) N* h(o
    $"N+#,SA!I"N
    %8:

    h5o

    n: "pro# You

    h5o "adj# good, well

    n:h5o; Hello, How


    are you?

    z7i "adv# again


    %<7i

    ji7n

    ji7n "v# see

    z7iji7n; Goodbye!
    $ALLI&,A-%. #/#,$IS#S
    0 first chinese characters 1
    et 2 Learn the stroke order2
    Click on the picture to get more
    information about the character.
    =earn Chinese Characters

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