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a

()

Sample: ā / ㄚ

妈妈mā maㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚ · mom
爸爸bà baㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ · dad

o

()

Sample: ō / ㄛ

ㄇㄛ · to touch

e

()

Sample: ē / ㄜ

哥哥gē geㄍㄜ ˙ㄍㄜ · older brother
可以kě yǐㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ · can; may

i

()

Sample: yī / ㄧ

ㄧ · one
米饭mǐ fànㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ · cooked rice

u

()

Sample: wū / ㄨ

ㄨˇ · five
ㄅㄨˋ · not; no

ü

()

Sample: yū / ㄩ

ㄑㄩˋ · to go
汉语hàn yǔㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ · Mandarin Chinese

b

()

Sample: bō / ㄅㄛ

ㄅㄚ · eight
ㄅㄨˋ · not; no

p

()

Sample: pō / ㄆㄛ

朋友péng youㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ · friend
piàoㄆㄧㄠˋ · ticket

m

()

Sample: mō / ㄇㄛ

米饭mǐ fànㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ · cooked rice
ménㄇㄣˊ · door

f

()

Sample: fō / ㄈㄛ

米饭mǐ fànㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ · cooked rice
fēnㄈㄣ · minute; point

ai

()

Sample: āi / ㄞ

láiㄌㄞˊ · to come
tàiㄊㄞˋ · too; very

ei

()

Sample: ēi / ㄟ

fēiㄈㄟ · to fly
美国měi guóㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ · United States

an

()

Sample: ān / ㄢ

米饭mǐ fànㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ · cooked rice
sānㄙㄢ · three

en

()

Sample: ēn / ㄣ

fēnㄈㄣ · minute; point
ménㄇㄣˊ · door

ou

()

Sample: ōu / ㄡ

dōuㄉㄡ · all; both
zǒuㄗㄡˇ · to walk

d

()

Sample: dē / ㄉㄜ

dōuㄉㄡ · all; both
饭店fàn diànㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ · restaurant; hotel

t

()

Sample: tē / ㄊㄜ

ㄊㄚ · he; him
ㄊㄚ · she; her

n

()

Sample: nē / ㄋㄜ

ㄋㄧˇ · you
去年qù niánㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ · last year

l

()

Sample: lē / ㄌㄜ

láiㄌㄞˊ · to come
老师lǎo shīㄌㄠˇ ㄕ · teacher

ao

()

Sample: āo / ㄠ

老师lǎo shīㄌㄠˇ ㄕ · teacher
gāoㄍㄠ · tall; high

ou

()

Sample: ōu / ㄡ

dōuㄉㄡ · all; both
zǒuㄗㄡˇ · to walk

g

()

Sample: gē / ㄍㄜ

gāoㄍㄠ · tall; high
哥哥gē geㄍㄜ ˙ㄍㄜ · older brother

k

()

Sample: kē / ㄎㄜ

可以kě yǐㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ · can; may
咖啡kā fēiㄎㄚ ㄈㄟ · coffee

h

()

Sample: hē / ㄏㄜ

hěnㄏㄣˇ · very
hǎoㄏㄠˇ · good

ang

()

Sample: āng / ㄤ

shàngㄕㄤˋ · up; above
银行yín hángㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ · bank

eng

()

Sample: ēng / ㄥ

朋友péng youㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ · friend
学生xué shengㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ · student

ong

(ㄨㄥ)

Sample: wēng / ㄨㄥ

工作gōng zuòㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ · work; job
中文zhōng wénㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ · Chinese language

j

()

Sample: jī / ㄐㄧ

jiāㄐㄧㄚ · home; family
jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ · to be called; to call

q

()

Sample: qī / ㄑㄧ

ㄑㄩˋ · to go
qiánㄑㄧㄢˊ · money

x

()

Sample: xī / ㄒㄧ

xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ · to study; to learn
xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ · small

ia

(ㄧㄚ)

Sample: yā / ㄧㄚ

jiāㄐㄧㄚ · home; family
国家guó jiāㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ · country

ian

(ㄧㄢ)

Sample: yān / ㄧㄢ

qiánㄑㄧㄢˊ · money
今天jīn tiānㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ · today

iao

(ㄧㄠ)

Sample: yāo / ㄧㄠ

xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ · small
jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ · to be called; to call

ie

(ㄧㄝ)

Sample: yē / ㄧㄝ

谢谢xiè xieㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄝ · thank you

üe

(ㄩㄝ)

Sample: yuē / ㄩㄝ

xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ · to study; to learn
学生xué shengㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ · student

üan

(ㄩㄢ)

Sample: yuān / ㄩㄢ

yuǎnㄩㄢˇ · far

ün

(ㄩㄣ)

Sample: yūn / ㄩㄣ

yúnㄩㄣˊ · cloud

z

()

Sample: zī / ㄗ

zàiㄗㄞˋ · at; in; to exist
zàiㄗㄞˋ · again

c

()

Sample: cī / ㄘ

càiㄘㄞˋ · vegetable; dish
ㄘˊ · word

s

()

Sample: sī / ㄙ

sānㄙㄢ · three
ㄙˋ · four

zh

()

Sample: zhī / ㄓ

zhèㄓㄜˋ · this
中文zhōng wénㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ · Chinese language

ch

()

Sample: chī / ㄔ

chīㄔ · to eat
chēㄔㄜ · car

sh

()

Sample: shī / ㄕ

shìㄕˋ · to be
shūㄕㄨ · book

r

()

Sample: rì / ㄖˋ

rénㄖㄣˊ · person
ㄖㄜˋ · hot

an

()

Sample: ān / ㄢ

汉语hàn yǔㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ · Mandarin Chinese
米饭mǐ fànㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ · cooked rice

ang

()

Sample: āng / ㄤ

银行yín hángㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ · bank
shàngㄕㄤˋ · up; above

en

()

Sample: ēn / ㄣ

fēnㄈㄣ · minute; point
ménㄇㄣˊ · door

eng

()

Sample: ēng / ㄥ

学生xué shengㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ · student
朋友péng youㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ · friend

in

(ㄧㄣ)

Sample: yīn / ㄧㄣ

银行yín hángㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ · bank
今天jīn tiānㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ · today

ing

(ㄧㄥ)

Sample: yīng / ㄧㄥ

tīngㄊㄧㄥ · to listen
名字míng ziㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ · name

ian

(ㄧㄢ)

Sample: yān / ㄧㄢ

明天míng tiānㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ · tomorrow
去年qù niánㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ · last year

iang

(ㄧㄤ)

Sample: yāng / ㄧㄤ

xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ · to think; to want

Confusion drills

j / q / x
zh / ch / sh / r
z / c / s
an / ang
en / eng
u / ü
2nd / 3rd tone
Audio credits

Audio is from hugolpz/audio-cmn under CC BY-SA. Syllables are credited to Chen Wang; HSK word audio to Yue Tan / SWAC Recorder; curation, compression, and file naming to Hugo Lopez; recording software and technical support to Nicolas Vion.