Chinese Consonants and Vowels Basics

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Pinyin Initials

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Consonants in Chinese

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Pinyin Finals

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Vowels in Chinese

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b

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Unaspirated 'p' sound

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p

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Aspirated 'p' sound

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m

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'm' as in 'mother'

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f

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'f' as in 'father'

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d

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Unaspirated 't' sound

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t

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Aspirated 't' sound

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n

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'n' as in 'nose'

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l

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'l' as in 'love'