Finals which consist of two or three vowels are called compound finals. There are totally 13 compound finals in putonghua. When you pronounce a compound finals, glide smoothly from one vowel to another instead of jumping from one to another. According to the different positions of the main vowels, compound finals can be classified into the following three kinds: qiangxiang compound finals, houxiang compound finals and zhongxiang compound finals. ai ei ao ou are qiangxiang compound finals. Qiangxiang compound finals with the first component louder and clearer than the second. In this lesson, we will learn how to pronounce those compound finals.

由两个或三个元音复合而成的韵母是复韵母，汉语普通话一共有13个复韵母。复韵母发音的时候，不是简单地从一个元音跳到另一个元音，而是从一个元音滑向另一个元音。 复韵母按主要元音所处前后位置的不同，可分为前响，后响，中响复韵母三类。 ai ei ao ou 属于前响复韵母，发音时前面一个元音比较响亮和清楚.本课主要学习复韵母ai，ei，ao，ou的发音规则.

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