Pinyin difficult sounds

​e sounds like er
le sounds like ler
me sounds like mer
te sounds like ter

PINYIN

​ENGLISH SOUND

Match

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• e

• le

• me

• te

er

ler

mer

ter

• er

• ler

• mer

• ter

Multiple Choice

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• ge

• le

• me

• te

• he

Multiple Choice

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• ge

• le

• me

• te

• he

Multiple Choice

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• ge

• le

• me

• te

• he

Multiple Choice

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• ge

• le

• me

• te

• he

Multiple Choice

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• ge

• le

• me

• te

• he

​ia sounds like ee-ya
​ie sounds like ee-yeah
io sounds like ee-yor
iu sounds like ee-yo

PINYIN

​ENGLISH SOUND

Match

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• jia

• jie

• jiong

• jiu

jee-ya

jee-yeah

jee-yong

jee-yo

• jee-ya

• jee-yeah

• jee-yong

• jee-yo

Match

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• xia

• xie

• xiong

• xiu

shee-ya

shee-yeah

shee-yong

shee-yo

• shee-ya

• shee-yeah

• shee-yong

• shee-yo

Multiple Choice

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• qia

• qie

• qiong

• qiu

Multiple Choice

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• qia

• qie

• qiong

• qiu

Multiple Choice

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• qia

• qie

• qiong

• qiu

Multiple Choice

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• qia

• qie

• qiong

• qiu

​'a' always sunds like 'ah',
except when between 'y/i' and 'n'

​PINYIN	​ENGLISH SOUND
​yan	yen
​jian	jee-yen
​qian	chee-yen
​xian	shee-yen

​PINYIN	​ENGLISH SOUND
ya	ya
jia	jee-ya
qia	​chee-ya
​xia	​shee-ya

​ya

​yen

​q sounds like ch
x sounds like sh
zh sounds like j
c sounds like ts

PINYIN

​ENGLISH SOUND

Match

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• q

• x

• zh

• c

ch

sh

j

ts

• ch

• sh

• j

• ts

Multiple Choice

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• q

• j

Multiple Choice

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• x

• q

Multiple Choice

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• zh

• z

Multiple Choice

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• c

• j

Match

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• qing

• xing

• jing

• zhong

• cong

ching

shing

jing

jong

tsong

• ching

• shing

• jing

• jong

• tsong

​'i' has two sounds: 'ee' and 'er'

​PINYIN	​ENGLISH SOUND
​zhi	jer
​chi	cher
​shi	sher
​ri	​rer
​zi	d​zer
​ci	​tser
​si	ser

​PINYIN	​ENGLISH SOUND
​ji	jee​
​qi	chee​
​xi	​shee
​li	​lee
​di	​dee
​ti	​tee
​ni	nee​

​ee

​er (but with teeth touching)

Match

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• qie

• xie

• jie

• zheng

• ceng

chee-yeah

shee-yeah

jee-yeah

jerng

tserng

• chee-yeah

• shee-yeah

• jee-yeah

• jerng

• tserng

Match

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• qi

• chi

• xi

• shi

chee

cher

shee

sher

• chee

• cher

• shee

• sher

Match

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• ji

• zhi

• ri

• li

jee

jer

rer

lee

• jee

• jer

• rer

• lee

Match

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• zi

• di

• ci

• ti

• si

dzer

dee

tser

tee

ser

• dzer

• dee

• tser

• tee

• ser

Multiple Choice

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• ji

• zhi

Multiple Choice

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• ji

• zhi

Multiple Choice

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• xi

• shi

Multiple Choice

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• xi

• shi

Multiple Choice

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• qi

• chi

Multiple Choice

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• qi

• chi