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Chinese Pin Yin is a fundamental tool of your Chinese study. With it, you can type Chinese character in your computer, you can pronounce the Romanized material, and also, you can look up dictionary for further study. Ok, let’s get started with Chinese Pin Yin course!
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Chinese Pin Yin is a fundamental tool of your Chinese study. With it, you can type Chinese character in your computer, you can pronounce the Romanized material, and also, you can look up dictionary for further study. Ok, let’s get started with Chinese Pin Yin course!
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汉语声调（hànyǔ shēngdiào）Mandarin Tones
| Tone Mark |
Tone Name |
Explanation |
Similar in English |
Example |
| ˉ |
First tone |
High, flat and constant tone. |
“how long will you stay in China?”
“Mmm, about two weeks.” |
mā(妈) mother |
| ˊ |
Second tone |
Rising tone, similar to “what?” |
“how is your trip to china?”
“Mmm？I’ve never been to china” |
má（麻）tingle |
| ˇ |
Third tone |
Deep down and rise, similar to “land” in “island” |
To express doubt or disbelief.“Mmm, I don’t think so.” |
mǎ(马) horse |
| ˋ |
Fourth tone |
Falling tone, similar to “No!” |
“I’ve won the first prize.”“Mmm！ Well done!” |
mà（骂） abuse |
| No mark |
Fifth tone |
This isn’t a tone, technically, it is soft with no accent |
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ma(吗) question tag |
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汉语声母（hànyǔ shēngmǔ）Mandarin consonants
| Mandarin |
Similar English sound |
Explanation |
Example |
Translation |
| b |
p in “sport” |
Unaspirated |
bà 爸 |
Father |
| p |
p in “pig” |
Aspirated |
pá 爬 |
Climb |
| m |
m in “money” |
The same in English |
mā 妈 |
Mother |
| f |
f in “four” |
The same in English |
fà 发 |
Hair |
| d |
t in “stay” |
Unaspirated |
dà 大 |
Big |
| t |
t in “top” |
Aspirated |
tā 他 |
He |
| n |
n in “no” |
The same in English |
nǐ 你 |
You |
| l |
l in “let” |
The same in English |
lái 来 |
Come |
| g |
k in “skate” |
Unaspirated |
gē 哥 |
Brother |
| k |
k in “kiss” |
Anpirated |
kě 渴 |
Thirsty |
| h |
h in “hi” |
More rough and aspirated than H in hi |
hē 喝 |
Drink |
| j |
j in “ajar” |
Unaspirated, like q (the closest match is the j in ajar, not the s in Asia; for example, "Beijing" is pronounced like "bay-jing", not like "beige-ing".) |
jī 鸡 |
Chicken |
| q |
ch in “cheese” |
Anpirated |
qī 七 |
Seven |
| x |
sh in “she” |
said she with a smile on your lips |
xǐ 洗 |
Wash |
| z |
ds in “kids” |
Unaspirated |
zì 字 |
Character |
| c |
ts in “pants” |
Anpirated |
cí 词 |
Word |
| s |
s in “see” |
The same in English |
sì 四 |
Four |
| r |
r in “raw” |
with the tongue curled upwards |
rè 热 |
Hot |
| zh |
g in “merger” |
take the sound halfway between joke and church and with the tongue curled upwards |
zhǐ 纸 |
Paper |
| ch |
tu in “nature”(AE) |
Anpirated, with the tongue curled upwards |
chī 吃 |
Eat |
| sh |
Sh in “shirt” |
with the tongue curled upwards |
shī 湿 |
Wet |
| y |
y in “yes” |
pronounced as y or i as in English |
yè 夜 |
Night |
| w |
wh in “what” |
pronounced as w or u as in English |
wǒ 我 |
I |
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汉语韵母 (hànyǔ yùnmǔ) Mandarin vowels
| -- |
Similar in english |
Example |
Translation |
| a |
As “a”in “father” |
mā 妈 |
Mother |
| o |
As “or”in “morning” |
mō 摸 |
Touch |
| e |
As “ir”in “girl” |
gē 哥 |
Elder brother |
| i |
After "zh", "ch", "sh", sounds like prolong “r”. |
zhǐ 纸 |
Paper |
| i |
After "z", "c", "s", sounds like prolonged “zzz”. |
zì 字 |
Character |
| i |
Otherwise, sounds like “ee”in teeth |
dì 弟 |
Younger brother |
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| ai |
As “uy” in “buy” |
bái 白 |
White |
| ao |
As“ow”in “now” |
nǎo 脑 |
Brain |
| an |
As “un”in “under” |
bān 班 |
Class |
| ang |
As“ung”in “lung” |
làng 浪 |
Wave |
| ei |
As “ay”in “lay” |
lèi 累 |
Tired |
| en |
As“en”in “women” |
mén 门 |
Door |
| eng |
Like “en”in “women”plus“ng”in “lung” |
lěng 冷 |
Cold |
| ou |
As “ow”in “low” |
lòu 漏 |
Leak |
| ong |
As “ong”in “long” |
lóng 龙 |
Dragon |
| er |
As “are” |
èr 二 |
Two |
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| i |
As “ee”in teeth |
dì 弟 |
Younger brother |
| ia |
As “yar”in “yard” |
jiā 家 |
Home |
| ie |
“ye” in yes |
qiē 切 |
Cut |
| iao |
“eow” in meow |
xiǎo 小 |
Small |
| iu |
As “you” |
liù 六 |
Six |
| ian |
As“ian”in “Australian” |
liān 脸 |
Face |
| in |
As “inn” |
Jìn 金 |
Gold |
| iang |
As young |
qiāng 枪 |
Gun |
| ing |
As ink in “link” |
ling 令 |
Order |
| iong |
Like“i”in “pin”plus “ong” in “long” |
xiōng 胸 |
Chest |
| u |
“oo”in boot |
bù 不 |
No |
| ua |
As “wa”in “waff” |
huā 花 |
Flower |
| uo |
As “war” |
luò 落 |
Fall |
| uai |
As “why” |
Shuài 帅 |
Handsome |
| ui |
As “way” |
shuì 睡 |
Sleep |
| uan |
As “won” |
luàn 乱 |
In disorder |
| un |
As “when” |
kùn 困 |
Sleepy |
| uang |
Like“oo”in “book”plus “un” in“uncle” |
wáng 王 |
King |
| ueng |
Like“oo”in “book”plus “ng” in“lung” |
wēng 翁 |
Call an old man politely |
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| ü |
Say "ee" with rounded lips. ü in German "üben" or French "lune" |
yú 鱼 |
Fish |
| üe |
Like u in French pronunciation “lune”plus “e” in “ bet”. |
yuè 月 |
Moon |
| üan |
Like u in French pronunciation “lune”plus “an” in “island”. |
Yuán 圆 |
Round |
| ün |
Like u in French pronunciation “lune”plus “n” in “ broken”. |
Yún 云 |
Clound |
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