What is pinyin?
Pinyin is the most widely-used system of pronouncing Mandarin Chinese that uses the Latin alphabet. It is a great tool to help you learn the accurate pronunciation of Chinese Characters.
First, you need to learn how to read pinyin, as Chinese Characters contains some sounds which do not exist in English. Each Chinese character is pronounced with a single syllable. Each syllable use one of the tones.
The 4 tones in Mandarin
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high level
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high rising
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low falling-rising (The full 3rd tone is only pronounced in isolation. The half 3rd tone (a low, flat pitch) is used in the context of everyday speech.
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high falling
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Neutral Tone: light and short ( no tone mark)
Use the following link to practice pinyin
https://www.hsk.academy/en/learn/phonetics
Pinyin Chart
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no initial |
b |
p |
m |
f |
d |
t |
n |
l |
g |
k |
h* |
j* |
q* |
x* |
z* |
c* |
s |
zh* |
ch* |
sh* |
r* |
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zi* |
ci* |
si* |
zhi* |
chi* |
shi* |
ri* |
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a* |
a |
ba |
pa |
ma |
fa |
da |
ta |
na |
la |
ga |
ka |
ha |
za |
ca |
sa |
zha |
cha |
sha |
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ai* |
ai |
bai |
pai |
mai |
dai |
tai |
nai |
lai |
gai |
kai |
hai |
zai |
cai |
sai |
zhai |
chai |
shai |
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an* |
an |
ban |
pan |
man |
fan |
dan |
tan |
nan |
lan |
gan |
kan |
han |
zan |
can |
san |
zhan |
chan |
shan |
ran |
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ang* |
ang |
bang |
pang |
mang |
fang |
dang |
tang |
nang |
lang |
gang |
kang |
hang |
zang |
cang |
sang |
zhang |
chang |
shang |
rang |
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ao* |
ao |
bao |
pao |
mao |
dao |
tao |
nao |
lao |
gao |
kao |
hao |
zao |
cao |
sao |
zhao |
chao |
shao |
rao |
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e* |
e |
me |
de |
te |
ne |
le |
ge |
ke |
he |
ze |
ce |
se |
zhe |
che |
she |
re |
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ei* |
ei |
bei |
pei |
mei |
fei |
dei |
nei |
lei |
gei |
hei |
zei |
zhei |
shei |
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en* |
en |
ben |
pen |
men |
fen |
nen |
gen |
ken |
hen |
zen |
cen |
sen |
zhen |
chen |
shen |
ren* |
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eng* |
eng |
beng |
peng |
meng |
feng |
deng |
teng |
neng |
leng |
geng |
keng |
heng |
zeng |
ceng |
seng |
zheng |
cheng |
sheng |
reng |
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er* |
er |
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i* |
yi |
bi |
pi |
mi |
di |
ti |
ni |
li |
ji |
qi |
xi |
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ia* |
ya* |
dia |
lia |
jia |
qia |
xia |
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ian* |
yan* |
bian |
pian |
mian |
dian |
tian |
nian |
lian |
jian |
qian |
xian |
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iang* |
yang* |
niang |
liang |
jiang |
qiang |
xiang |
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iao* |
yao* |
biao |
piao |
miao |
diao |
tiao |
niao |
liao |
jiao |
qiao |
xiao |
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ie* |
ye* |
bie |
pie |
mie |
die |
tie |
nie |
lie |
jie |
qie |
xie |
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in* |
yin* |
bin |
pin |
min |
nin |
lin |
jin |
qin |
xin |
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ing* |
ying* |
bing |
ping |
ming |
ding |
ting |
ning |
ling |
jing |
qing |
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iong* |
yong* |
jiong |
qiong |
xiong |
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iou* |
you* |
miu |
diu |
niu |
liu |
jiu |
qiu |
xiu |
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o* |
o |
bo* |
po* |
mo* |
fo* |
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ong* |
dong |
tong |
nong |
long |
gong |
kong |
hong |
zong |
cong |
song |
zhong |
chong |
rong |
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ou* |
ou |
pou |
mou |
fou |
dou |
tou |
lou |
gou |
kou |
hou |
zou |
cou |
sou |
zhou |
chou |
shou |
rou |
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u* |
wu* |
bu |
pu |
mu |
fu |
du |
tu |
nu |
lu |
gu |
ku |
hu |
zu |
cu |
su |
zhu |
chu |
shu |
ru |
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ua* |
wa* |
gua |
kua |
hua |
zhua |
shua |
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uai* |
wai* |
guai |
kuai |
huai |
zhuai |
chuai |
shuai |
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uan* |
wan* |
duan |
tuan |
nuan |
luan |
guan |
kuan |
huan |
zuan |
cuan |
suan |
zhuan |
chuan |
shuan |
ruan |
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uang* |
wang* |
guang |
kuang |
huang |
zhuang |
chuang |
shuang |
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uei* |
wei* |
dui |
tui |
gui |
kui |
hui |
zui |
cui |
sui |
zhui |
chui |
shui |
rui |
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uen* |
wen* |
dun |
tun |
lun |
gun |
kun |
hun |
zun |
cun |
sun |
zhun |
chun |
shun |
run |
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ueng* |
weng* |
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uo* |
wo* |
duo |
tuo |
nuo |
luo |
guo |
kuo |
huo |
zuo |
cuo |
suo |
zhuo |
chuo |
shuo |
ruo |
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ü* |
yu* |
nü |
lü |
ju* |
qu* |
xu* |
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üan* |
yuan* |
juan* |
quan* |
xuan* |
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üe* |
yue* |
nüe |
lüe |
jue* |
que* |
xue* |
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ün* |
yun* |
jun* |
qun* |
xun* |