tones come in succession. a change of tone occurs and the first third tone is to be pronounced in the second tone.
Just as English is spoken with different accents, so is Chinese; learners of Chinese must therefore develop an ear for the language.
CONSONANTS
The following offers a guide to the pronunciation of the standard Hanyu Pinyin system of romanization, which is used almost all over the world.
Most consonants are pronounced as in English.
| Chinese | English |
| c | its |
| ci | its (silent ‘‘i”) |
| q | cheat (said with a puff of air) |
| qi | chip (silent “i") |
| r | urn |
| si | swing |
| x | sea |
| z | bits |
| zi | bits (silent “i") |
| ch | church (said with one’s tongue rolled back and with a puff of air) |
| sh | she (said with one’s tongue rolled back) |
| zh | jerk (said with one’s tongue rolled back) |
VOWELS
| Pinyin | English |
| a | father |
| e | hen |
| i | pin (single “i" is pronounced “e" as in he). |
| o | go |
| u | July |
| ü | feud (said with rounded lips) |
| ao | how |
| ei | hay |
| ou | no (said with a slight pull) |
| ui | wait |
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