1. Chinese Language 华 文 huá wén
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Chinese Language
华 文
huá wén
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2. 单元一 汉语拼音 Chapter 1 The Four Tones of Mandarin
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Single-vowel finals & special finals
a o e i u ü er
(yi) (wu) (yu)
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3. The initial of a syllable
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The initial of a syllable
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Example 1:
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Example 2:
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Example 3:
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8. Di-vowel finals and tri-vowel finals
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Di-vowel finals and tri-vowel finals
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9. Finals of a vowel follwed by a nasal consonant
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Finals of a vowel follwed by a nasal consonant
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Neutral Tone
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11. The sounds of Chinese characters are marked with phonetic letters.
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The sounds of Chinese characters are marked with phonetic letters.
There are altogether four tones for Chinese characters.
The four tones are marked with the phonetic symbols.
Three of the single-vowel finals i, u, and ü should respectively read yi, wu and yu.
An initial alone cannot be read loud, so it should be followed with a single vowel when pronounced.
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12. Phonetic symbols are marked over the vowels.
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Phonetic symbols are marked over the vowels.
When the phonetic letter “ i ” is marked with tones, the “ · ” should be omitted.
When following the letters j, q, x, i and y, the letter ü should be written as u.
In the syllables zi, ci, si, zhi, chi, shi and ri, the letter i does not pronounce as it usually does.
When following initials, the three finals iou, uei and uen should read iu, ui and un respectively.
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13. Neutral tones should not be marked with phonetic symbols.
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If a final contains two vowels as medial and head vowel, the tone should be marked following the priority of a-e-i-o-u-ü. The only exception is iu, which should be marked over the letter u, for example iú.
There are di-vowel finals, tri-vowel finals and finals with a nasal consonant ending.
Neutral tones should not be marked with phonetic symbols.
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14. The Sandhi of the Third Tone
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The Sandhi of the Third Tone
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Tone Sandhi of “bu”
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16. Tone Sandhi of “yi” (combine with the first tone word)
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Tone Sandhi of “yi” (combine with the first tone word)
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17. Tone Sandhi of “yi” (combine with the second tone word)
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Tone Sandhi of “yi” (combine with the second tone word)
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18. Tone Sandhi of “yi” (combine with the third tone word)
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Tone Sandhi of “yi” (combine with the third tone word)
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19. Tone Sandhi of “yi” (combine with the fourth tone word)
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Tone Sandhi of “yi” (combine with the fourth tone word)
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