Introduction The Structure of Chinese Syllables
mā consonant
tone
vowel
Tones There are four basic tones in Chinese. first tone
second tone
third tone
fourth tone
yī shēng
èr shēng
sān shēng
sì shēng
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In Chinese, tones make different meanings.
first tone
second tone
third tone
fourth tone
mother
hemp
horse
to scold
Basic Vowels There are six basic vowels in Chinese.
a o Try with the four tones.
e
i
u
ü
Track 01
ā á ǎ à
ī í ǐ ì
ō ó ǒ ò
ū ú ǔ ù
ē é ě è
ǖ ǘ ǚ ǜ 9
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Track
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Unit 1 b
+
p
a
m
i f
ai
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Pronunciation
Track
09
a
b p
m
+
+
+
i
ba
=
ai
bai
a
pa
i
=
+
pi
ai
pai
a
ma
i
=
ai
f
bi
a
mi mai
=
fa
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Track
Vocabulary
b p m f
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bǎi pá mǎi fá
bǎi
pá
mǎi
fá
bàba píqiú māma tóufa
bàba
píqiú
māma
tóufa 17
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