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What Is Pinyin?
Pronunciation
How Pinyin Works
Pronunciation
The Four Mandarin Tones Explained Simply
Pronunciation
Why 你好 Sounds Like ní hǎo
Pronunciation
How to Pronounce j, q, x in Mandarin
Pronunciation
How to Pronounce zh, ch, sh, r in Mandarin
Pronunciation
How to Say Hello in Chinese
First Sentences
How to Say Thank You and Sorry in Chinese
First Sentences
How to Introduce Yourself in Chinese
First Sentences
How to Ask Someone’s Name in Chinese
First Sentences
How to Say ‘I Am a Student’ in Chinese
First Sentences
How to Say ‘I Want’ in Chinese
Daily Mandarin
How to Order Tea in Chinese
Daily Mandarin
How to Ask ‘How Much Is This?’ in Chinese
Daily Mandarin
How to Ask ‘Where Is It?’ in Chinese
Daily Mandarin
How to Tell Time in Chinese
Daily Mandarin
Common Mistake: 我是同学 vs 我是学生
Common Mistakes
Common Mistake: 很好 vs 很喜欢
Common Mistakes
Common Mistake: Chinese Word Order Is Not English Word Order
Common Mistakes
How to Say ‘I Don’t Understand’ in Chinese
Help Phrases
How to Ask ‘What Does This Mean?’ in Chinese
Help Phrases
How to Ask ‘Can You Help Me?’ in Chinese
Help Phrases
How to Say ‘I’m Learning Chinese’
First Sentences
How to Pronounce b, p, m, f in Mandarin
Pronunciation
How to Pronounce d, t, n, l in Mandarin
Pronunciation
How to Pronounce g, k, h in Mandarin
Pronunciation
How to Pronounce z, c, s in Mandarin
Pronunciation
How to Pronounce y, w in Mandarin
Pronunciation
Simple Finals: a, o, e, i, u, ü
Pronunciation
Compound Finals 1: ai, ei, ui, ao, ou, iu
Pronunciation
Compound Finals 2: ie, üe, er
Pronunciation
Front Nasal Finals: an, en, in, un, ün
Pronunciation
Back Nasal Finals: ang, eng, ing, ong
Pronunciation
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What is Pinyin?
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How Pinyin Works
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The Four Tones
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Why 你好 sounds like ní hǎo
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Initials
Beginning sounds of a Pinyin syllable.
b / p / m / f
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d / t / n / l
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g / k / h
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j / q / x
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zh / ch / sh / r
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z / c / s
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y / w
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Finals
The rest of a Pinyin syllable.
Simple finals — a o e i u ü
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Compound finals — ai ei ui ao ou iu
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Compound finals — ie üe er
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Front nasal finals — an en in un ün
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Back nasal finals — ang eng ing ong
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