Mandarin Pronunciation System (includes IPA)

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Mandarin tones high rising falling-rising falling
Tone high-level what is the
Tone rising what is the
Tone low dipping what is
Fourth tone falling what is
Describe tone steady high sung
Describe tone rise mid-level high
Describe tone mid-low low descent end sentence pause
Describe fourth tone sharp fall high low shorter
Parts mandarin syllable made initial consonant final vowel
Syllables initial consonant must have
Tone syllables lacking referred neutral
Tone neutral lack what does
Mandarin initials traditional order bilabial b p m
Romanization level pitch ā in
Romanization rising pitch á in
Romanization falling-rising pitch ǎ in
Romanization falling pitch à in
Ju pronounced u ü how
Qu pronounced u ü how
Xu pronounced u ü how
Yi beginning word i what
Yu beginning word ü what
I written beginning syllable yi
Ü written beginning syllable yu
U written begins syllable w
Pinyin boundary syllables clear break apostrophe
Pinyin tone marked vowels in
Pinyin tone marked vowels consonant
Vowel pinyin tone marked final consonant i u
Vowel pinyin tone marked final consonant i
Vowel pinyin tone marked final consonant u
Intials mandarin initials called consonants
Finals simple mandarin called vowels
Finals compound mandarin called vowels
Tone 3rd 2nd examples 你好 nǐhǎo níhǎo 很远
Tone low a 3rd examples 考试 exam kǎoshì
Yī yí tone 一 2nd 4th examples 一个
Yī yí tone bù 一 2nd 4th examples
Tone 一 4th 1st 2nd 3rd examples 一般
Tone 一 4th 1st 2nd 3rd examples 一般
Bù bú tone cuò 不 2nd 4th examples
Tone 2nd 1st shéi chī tèbié preceded examples
Final includes vowels consonant tone mark falls i
Final includes vowels consonant tone mark falls
U initials j q x pronounced ü written
I ü begin syllable written yi yu
U begins syllable written wu
Two-syllable words boundary clear apostrophe separate
Small number syllables meaning common 子::character zǐ
Close-mid back ɤ unrounded vowel reference o rounded
Mandarin’s pronunciation based speech beijing
Mandarin syllable end consonants n ng
Tone syllables follow not::is marked writing
P sound give proper prounciation pinyin b spy
P sound give proper prounciation pinyin h breathy
Give proper prounciation pinyin m english
Give proper prounciation pinyin f english
Pronounced ai ai̯ how is
T sound give proper prounciation pinyin d star
Give proper prounciation pinyin t h english
Give proper prounciation pinyin z ts cats
Give proper prounciation pinyin c ts h cats
Give proper prounciation pinyin s english
Give proper prounciation pinyin l
Give proper prounciation pinyin zh tʂ ch sound
Give proper prounciation pinyin ch tʂ h similar
Sh give proper prounciation pinyin ʂ english pronounced
Give proper prounciation pinyin r ɹ english lip
Give proper prounciation pinyin j tɕ ch english
Give proper prounciation pinyin q tɕ h ch
Pronounced ao au̯ how is
Give proper prounciation pinyin x ɕ sh english
Give proper prounciation pinyin h x similar sound
K give proper prounciation pinyin g ski breathy
K give proper prounciation pinyin h breathy kite
Pronounced how is this a
Pronounced how is this an
Pronounced ang aŋ how is
Pronounced e ɤ how is
Pronounced ei ei̯ how is
Pronounced ou ou̯ how is
Pronounced en ən how is
Pronounced eng əŋ how is
Pronounced i syllabic consonant ɨ
Pronounced ia i̯a how is
Pronounced iao i̯au̯ how is
Pronounced ian i̯ɛn how is
Pronounced iang i̯aŋ how is
Pronounced i̯e how is this
Pronounced iu i̯ou̯ how is
Pronounced how is this in
Pronounced ing iŋ how is
Pronounced ua u̯a how is
Pronounced uai u̯ai̯ how is
Pronounced uan u̯an how is
Pronounced uang u̯aŋ how is
Pronounced uo u̯o how is
Pronounced ui u̯ei̯ how is
Pronounced uen u̯ən how is
Pronounced ong ʊŋ how is
Pronounced u how is this
Pronounced üan y̯ɛn how is
Pronounced üe y̯e how is
Pronounced ün yn how is
Pronounced iong i̯ʊŋ how is
Pronounced ü y how is
Give proper prounciation pinyin n
Pronounced o how is this
Pronounced er how is this
N/a pronounced ueng uəŋ how
Tone mark occur word kuai ku i
Tone mark occur word huan hu n
Tone mark occur word bian bi n
Tone mark occur word qiong qi o ng
Tone mark occur word ai i
Tone mark occur word ao o
Tone mark occur word ei e i
Tone mark occur word ou o u
Tone mark occur word ia i
Tone mark occur word i e
Tone mark occur word iu i u
Tone mark occur word ua u
Tone mark occur word ue u e
Tone mark occur word ui u i
Tone mark occur word uo u o
Give pinyin representing sound stand word
Give pinyin representing sound stand word ya
Give pinyin representing sound stand word wa
Give pinyin representing sound stand word e
Give pinyin representing sound stand word ye
Give pinyin representing sound stand word wo
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yue
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yi
Give pinyin representing sound stand word wu
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yu
Give pinyin representing sound stand word ai
Give pinyin representing sound stand word wai
Give pinyin representing sound stand word ei
Give pinyin representing sound stand word wei
Give pinyin representing sound stand word ao
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yao
Give pinyin representing sound stand word ou
Give pinyin representing sound stand word
Give pinyin representing sound stand word
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yan
Give pinyin representing sound stand word wan
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yuan
Give pinyin representing sound stand word en
Give pinyin representing sound stand word wen
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yin
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yun
Give pinyin representing sound stand word ang
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yang
Give pinyin representing sound stand word wang
Give pinyin representing sound stand word eng
Give pinyin representing sound stand word weng
Give pinyin representing sound stand word ying
Give pinyin representing sound stand word yong

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