Course: Learn Chinese: Introduction to Chinese Pronunciation and Tone

After learning six simple finals in Pinyin, we will learn some compound finals composed of them, which start with: ɑ,o,e. When you pronounce a compound final, don’t simply pronounce one …

Let’s continue to learn some more initials：d t n l g k h j q x. “d t n l” are pronounced by the coordination of the tongue tip and …

The only alphabet in Pinyin that is not on the keyboard is ü. To insert ü in a word file, you need to press“insert”——“symbol”, then find ü. You can also …

In video 1.6 we learned a commonly used negative word“bù”(no, not). You can use it independently to answer a question. For example, audio Nǐ è ma？—— bù。 （Are you hungry?——No.) …

There are six simple finals in Pinyin: a o e i u ü. Finals are behind the initials. They should be pronounced with more power than initials. Here are tips …

Chinese Pinyin is like the phonetic symbols in English. With the help of Pinyin, you can sound out a lot of Chinese characters. Now let’s just start with four of …

Chinese Pinyin is a tool which can help you to read and speak Chinese. In our course we will help you to recognize Pinyin and pronounce them. The main task …

The table of Initials and Finals helps you understand the rules of pinyin.

In this course, we will learn Chinese phonetics and start to speak Chinese together. First, let’s get to know what Pinyin is. Many people know how to say hello in …

Welcome to our “Introduction to Chinese: Pronunciation and Tone” course! The course educators Zhang Yanli and Zhu Xuan are both Chinese teachers from Shanghai International Studies University. In this course …