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Chinese (Mandarin) for English Speakers (Beginners)

中文(zhōngwén) 简介(jiǎnjiè)

Basic concepts of Chinese

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  • The 21 initials
    b   p   m   f,
    d   t   n   l,
    g   k   h,
    j   q   x,
    zh   ch   sh   r,
    z   c   s
  • The 35 finals
    a   o   e   er,
    ai   ei,
    ao   ou,
    an   en,
    ang   eng,
    ong,
    i   ia   ie   iao   ian   in   iang   ing   iong,
    u   ua   uo   uai   uei   uan   uen   uang   ueng,
    ü   üe   uan   ün

  • The 4 tones

    妈(mā) mother,   麻(má) linen,   马(mǎ) horse,   骂(mà) blame.
  • 吃(chī) eat,   迟(chí) late,   尺(chǐ) ruler,   翅(chì) wing.

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