Initial consonants and practice
There are totally 21 initials in the Chinese language. The first 14:
b p m f
d t n l
g k h
j q x
j, q, x is a difficult group
j sounds a little bit like the first sound of jeep, when pronouncing j your tongue should be a little flat, and stretch your mouth to both sides
q sounds a little bit like the first sound of cheap, when pronouncing q your tongue should be a little flat, and stretch your mouth to both sides
x sounds a little bit like the first sound of sheep, when pronouncing x your tongue should be a little flat, and stretch your mouth to both sides
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