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Consonants
Specially designed for those who have no foundation in Chinese language, this level concentrates on learning Chinese phonetics, tones and pronunciation rules.
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 zì     zuān
 
Skills:
An unaspirated voiceless blade alveolar-affricate. It is pronounced by putting forward the tongue to block the air with its tip against the upper teeth ridge, and then dropping the tip to release the air with friction through the narrow passage. The vocal cords do not vibrate.



Initials
a o e i u ü ai ei ui ao ou iu ie üe er an en in un ün ang eng ing ong