(1)This form describes the easy way of pronouncing basic Chinese phonetics .You can easily speak the phonetics by the similar pronounced letters underlined.
(2)You can also know the standard sounds by downloading the mp3 sample files.
(3)How to use the phonetics: just simply pronounce the consonants and vowels together , for example: hua (means "flower" in Chinese)=h+ua=[hua:]
(4)For learning more conveniently,you can download pinyin.zip, which contains all of pronunciation below.
(the pronunciation of ¨¹ is in v.mp3)
Consonants
| b [b] bed mp3 | p [p] poor mp3 | m [m] map mp3 | f [f] flag mp3 | d [d] dad mp3 |
| t [t] text mp3 | n [n] net mp3 | l [l] look mp3 | g [g] glad mp3 | k [k] kite mp3 |
| h [h] hat mp3 | j (1) mp3 | q (2) mp3 | x (3) mp3 | zh jacket mp3 |
| ch[t¡Ò] China mp3 | sh[¡Ò]ship mp3 | r [r] red mp3 | z [z] zoo mp3 | c [ts]hats mp3 |
| s [s] sink mp3 |
(1)j Put the glossal tip agaist the lower teeth and put the body of the tongue in contact with the hard palate then emit air
(2)q The back og the lower teeth and put the body of the tongue in contact with the hard palate,then forcefully emit air
(3)x Put the body of the tongue close to the hard palate and form a narrow contriction,then emit a flow of air
Vowels
| i [i] big mp3 | u [u:]room mp3 | ¨¹ [y] (1) mp3 | a [a:]car mp3 |
| ia[ia:]yard mp3 | ua[ua:] mp3 | o (2) mp3 | uo what mp3 |
| e her mp3 | ie[je]yes mp3 | ¨¹e[ye] mp3 | ai[ai]apple mp3 |
| ei[ei]cake mp3 | uai[uai]why mp3 | uei[uei]weigh mp3 | ao[au]course mp3 |
| iao[iau]your mp3 | ou[ou]coat mp3 | iou[iou]yolk mp3 | an[an]can mp3 |
| ian[ian]Yankee mp3 | uan[uan]one mp3 | ¨¹an[yan] mp3 | en [en] hen mp3 |
| in[in]in mp3 | uen[uen]when mp3 | ¨¹n[yn] mp3 | ang[a¦Ç]aunt mp3 |
| iang[ia¦Ç] young mp3 | uang[ua¦Ç]want mp3 | eng[e¦Ç]won't mp3 | ing[i¦Ç]morning mp3 |
| ueng[ue¦Ç]won't mp3 | ong[u¦Ç]hong mp3 | iong[iu¦Ç] mp3 | ¡¡ |
(1)¨¹ [y] Form your lips into a ring vibrate the vocal cords.
(2)o what Make your mouth round,draw back the tongue tip,vibrate the vocal cords.
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